1717

Years: 1714 1715 1716 - 1717 - 1718 1719 1720
Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1717 in literature 1717 in music 1717 in science List of state leaders in 1717 List of religious leaders in 1717

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

January 4 - The Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance
March 2 ÃÂ Dancer John Weaver performs in the first ballet shown in Drury Lane in Britain The Loves of Mars and Venus
Voltaire is sentenced to Bastille for a year because of his satirical writings
Spain unites its South American colonies as New Grenada
Montevideo, Uruguay, founded by Portuguese