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  • Rome, Italy
    1701
    Libraries

    Biblioteca Casanatense

    Rome, Italy
    1701

    The Biblioteca Casanatense is a large historic library in Rome, Italy, named in honour of Cardinal Girolamo Casanate whose private library is at its roots.




  • England
    Friday Sep 16, 1701

    James became known as the Old Pretender

    England
    Friday Sep 16, 1701

    On the death of his father James II, James Francis Edward Stuart "The Old Pretender" became the heir to the thrones of England and Scotland.




  • London
    Monday May 23, 1701

    Execution of Captain William Kidd

    London
    Monday May 23, 1701

    The Scottish pirate legend, William Kidd, was hanged at London's execution dock at about 56.




  • Venice
    Saturday Nov 5, 1701

    Pietro Longhi Birth

    Venice
    Saturday Nov 5, 1701

    Pietro Longhi was born in Venice in the 17th century.




  • England
    Friday Sep 16, 1701

    James II's death

    England
    Friday Sep 16, 1701

    The King of England, Scotland and Ireland, James II of England and James VII of Scotland, passed away at the age of 68.




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