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1715

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

Decades: 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s - 1710s - 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s

Years: 1710 1711 1712 1713 1714 - 1715 - 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720

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Table of contents

1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV.

Year in topic

• 1715 in literature
• 1715 in science

Births

• October 4 - Victor Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau
• October 23 - Emperor Peter II of Russia
• Robert Damiens

Deaths

• May 19 - Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer
• September 1 - King Louis XIV of France
• October 13 - Nicolas Malebranche
• December 28 - William Carstares (aka William Carstairs)

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