1712

Sponsorship the way you would do it

Years: 1709 1710 1711 - 1712 - 1713 1714 1715
Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1712 in literature 1712 in music 1712 in science List of state leaders in 1712 List of religious leaders in 1712

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. Introduced Protestant faith in Switzerland.
Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, UK.

Ongoing events

Births

Deaths

July 1 - William King, English poet
July 12 - Richard Cromwell, formerly Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
September 14 - Giovanni Cassini, Italian astronomer and engineer (born 1625)