1718

Years: 1715 1716 1717 - 1718 - 1719 1720 1721
Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1718 in literature 1718 in music 1718 in science List of state leaders in 1718 List of religious leaders in 1718

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

May 15 - James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
July 21 - Treaty of Passarowitz signed
November 22 - Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times.
November 30 - After the death of Charles XII, Ulrika Eleonora becomes Queen of Sweden