1701–180033 events11 regions
18th century
In the 18th century: 33 events across 11 regions, including Lisbon earthquake, Storming of the Bastille, First inauguration of George Washington.
Events
Western and Central Europe
- Lisbon earthquake1 November 1755
- Storming of the Bastille14 July 1789
- Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen26 August 1789
- Execution of Louis XVI21 January 1793
- Siege of Toulon29 August – 19 December 1793
- Kościuszko Uprising24 March – 16 November 1794
- Edward Jenner’s cowpox vaccination14 May 1796
- Italian campaign of 1796–179710 April 1796 – 17 October 1797
- Suvorov’s Italian campaign3 (14) April 1799 – 31 August (11 September) 1799
- Suvorov’s Swiss campaign10 (21) September 1799 – 27 September (8 October) 1799
- Coup of 18 Brumaire9–10 November 1799
- Voltaic pile20 March 1800
- Battle of Marengo14 June 1800
Eastern Europe
- Siege of Izmail11 (22) December 1790
- Second Partition of Poland12 (23) January 1793
- Third Partition of Poland13 (24) October 1795
- Death of Catherine the Great6 (17) November 1796
Balkans and Anatolia
- Treaty of Jassy29 December 1791 (9 January 1792)
- Siege and capture of Corfu24 October (4 November) 1798 – 20 February (3 March) 1799
Middle East and Egypt
- Battle of the Pyramids21 July 1798
- Battle of the Nile1–3 August 1798
- French invasion of Egypt and Syria19 May 1798 – 2 September 1801
Africa
- Mungo Park’s first expedition to the Niger2 December 1795 – 10 June 1797
Central and Northern Asia
- Billings–Sarychev expedition25 October (5 November) 1785 – March 1794
- Syrym Datuly’s uprising1783–1797
South Asia
- Fall of Seringapatam and death of Tipu Sultan5 April – 4 May 1799
East Asia
- Adam Laxman’s embassy to Japan13 (24) September 1792 – 8 (19) September 1793
- Macartney Embassy to China14 September 1793
- Abdication of the Qianlong Emperor9 February 1796
- White Lotus Rebellionbetween 1794 and 1796 – 1804
Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Mutiny on the Bounty28 April 1789
North America
- First inauguration of George Washington30 April 1789
Latin America
- Haitian Revolutionbetween 21 August and 22 August 1791 – 1 January 1804