1717
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s
Years: 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 - 1717 - 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722
Events
- January 4 - The Netherlands, England & France sign Triple Alliance[?]
- Montevideo, Uruguay, founded by Portuguese
Births
- January 5 - William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman
- January 29 -Jeffrey Amherst, British soldier, conqueror of Quebec
- February 19 - David Garrick, actor
- May 13 - Maria Theresa of Austria
- September 24 - Horace Walpole, English writer
- November 17 - Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, mathematician
Deaths
- March - Pierre Allix, French Protestant clergyman
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