1718

Years:
1715 1716 1717 - 1718 - 1719 1720 1721

Decades:
1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s

Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century

List of state leaders in 1718
List of religious leaders in 1718

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


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