What Happened In January 1700 In History

Historical Events for January, 1700

• 1st » Russia begins using the Anno Domini era and no longer uses the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire.
• 26th » The Richter magnitude scale e.g magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake takes place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1700

• 14th » Picander, German poet (d. 1764)

Famous Deaths for January 1700

• 7th » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
• 12th » Marguerite Bourgeoys, French saint (b. 1620)

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