1703 Facts for Kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1670s 1680s 1690s – 1700s – 1710s 1720s 1730s
Years:	1700 1701 1702 – 1703 – 1704 1705 1706

1703 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1703 MDCCIII
Ab urbe condita	2456
Armenian calendar	1152 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԲ
Assyrian calendar	6453
Balinese saka calendar	1624–1625
Bengali calendar	1110
Berber calendar	2653
English Regnal year	1 Ann. 1 – 2 Ann. 1
Buddhist calendar	2247
Burmese calendar	1065
Byzantine calendar	7211–7212
Chinese calendar	壬午年 (Water Horse) 4399 or 4339 — to — 癸未年 (Water Goat) 4400 or 4340
Coptic calendar	1419–1420
Discordian calendar	2869
Ethiopian calendar	1695–1696
Hebrew calendar	5463–5464
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1759–1760
- Shaka Samvat	1624–1625
- Kali Yuga	4803–4804
Holocene calendar	11703
Igbo calendar	703–704
Iranian calendar	1081–1082
Islamic calendar	1114–1115
Japanese calendar	Genroku 16 (元禄１６年)
Javanese calendar	1626–1627
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4036
Minguo calendar	209 before ROC 民前209年
Nanakshahi calendar	235
Thai solar calendar	2245–2246
Tibetan calendar	阳水马年 (male Water-Horse) 1829 or 1448 or 676 — to — 阴水羊年 (female Water-Goat) 1830 or 1449 or 677

The year 1703 (written as MDCCIII in Roman numerals) began on a Monday. This was according to the calendar used by most of Europe at the time. Some places, like England, still used the Julian calendar, which was 11 days behind.

Important Events of 1703
- Other Events of 1703
People Born in 1703
People Who Died in 1703
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Important Events of 1703

February 2 – A strong earthquake shook the town of L'Aquila in Italy.
February 14 – Another earthquake hit the city of Norcia, also in Italy.
February – Soldiers at Fort Louis de la Mobile in what is now Mobile, Alabama, celebrated Mardi Gras. This was the start of a fun tradition for the city.
April 21 – The Company of Quenching of Fire was created in Edinburgh, Scotland. This was an early fire brigade, a group of people who put out fires.
May 27 – The city of St. Petersburg was founded in Russia. It later became the capital city.
May 26 – Portugal joined the Grand Alliance. This was a group of countries working together during a big war.
July 29 to 31 – The writer Daniel Defoe was put in a pillory (a device used for public punishment) and then sent to prison for four months. This happened because he published a satirical pamphlet that was seen as libel (meaning it said false and harmful things about someone). He was let out in November.
September 12 – The War of the Spanish Succession began in Habsburg lands. This war started when Archduke Charles was declared King of Spain.
October – A powerful whirlwind blew down the tower of the Gan Takal in Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia. Sadly, 30 people died in this event.
November 19 – An unknown masked prisoner died in the Bastille prison in France. This person's identity remains a mystery.
November 24 to December 2 – The Great Storm of 1703, a huge hurricane, swept through southern England and the English Channel. It caused a lot of damage and killed nearly 8,000 people, most of them at sea.
December 27 – Portugal and England signed the Methuen Treaty. This agreement made it easier for Portuguese wine to be sold in England.

Other Events of 1703

The book A Tale of a Tub, a major satire by Jonathan Swift, was published.
George Psalmanazar arrived in London. He was a famous imposter who pretended to be from a faraway island.
Isaac Newton, a very famous scientist, became the head of the Royal Society. This is a group of important scientists.
Ahmed III became the emperor of the Ottoman Empire. He took over from Mustafa II.

People Born in 1703

February 5 – Gilbert Tennent, an important religious leader from Ireland, was born. (He died in 1764)
March 5 – Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, a Russian poet, was born. (He died in 1768)
May 14 – David Brearly, who later helped write the U.S. Constitution, was born. (He died in 1785)
June 17 – John Wesley, an English leader who started Methodism, was born. (He died in 1791)
June 26 – Thomas Clap, the first president of Yale University, was born. (He died in 1767)
August 2 – Lorenzo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit leader, was born. (He died in 1775)
September 29 – François Boucher, a famous French painter, was born. (He died in 1770)
October 5 – Jonathan Edwards, an American preacher, was born. (He died in 1758)
October 28 – Antoine Deparcieux, a French mathematician, was born. (He died in 1768)
November 25 – Jean-François Séguier, a French astronomer and botanist, was born. (He died in 1784)
November 26 – Theophilus Cibber, an English actor and writer, was born. (He died in 1758)
December 2 – Ferdinand Konščak, a Croatian explorer, was born. (He died in 1759)

People Who Died in 1703

January 11 – Johann Georg Graevius, a German scholar who studied old texts, died. (Born 1632)
March 3 – Robert Hooke, a very important English scientist, died. (Born 1635)
March 31 – Johann Christoph Bach, a German composer, died. (Born 1642)
April 20 – Lancelot Addison, an English royal chaplain, died. (Born 1632)
May 16 – Charles Perrault, a French writer famous for fairy tales, died. (Born 1628)
May 26 – Samuel Pepys, an English civil servant and diarist, died. (Born 1633)
June 14 – Jean Herauld Gourville, a French adventurer, died. (Born 1625)
July 17 – Roemer Vlack, a Dutch naval commander, died.
September 22 – Vincenzo Viviani, an Italian mathematician and scientist, died. (Born 1622)
September 25 – Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, a Scottish leader, died. (Born 1658)
September 29 – Charles de Saint-Évremond, a French soldier, died. (Born 1610)
October 28 – John Wallis, an English mathematician, died. (Born 1616)
November 19 – The Man in the Iron Mask, a mysterious prisoner, died.
November 30 – Nicolas de Grigny, a French organist and composer, died. (Born 1672)
December 28 – Mustafa II, the Ottoman Sultan, died. (Born 1664)
Date unknown – Phetracha, the king of Ayutthaya (in modern-day Thailand), died. (Born 1632)