What happened 1714 AD

Captain Daniel Beeckman of the Eagle passed the island on 5 April 1714, chronicled in his 1718 book, A Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo, in the East-Indies.

In the spring of 1714, Bach was promoted to Konzertmeister, an honour that entailed performing a church cantata monthly in the castle church. The first three cantatas in the new series Bach composed in Weimar were Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182, for Palm Sunday, which coincided with the Annunciation that year; Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, BWV 12, for Jubilate Sunday; and Erschallet, ihr Lieder, erklinget, ihr Saiten! BWV 172 for Pentecost.

the National Central Library was founded in Florence.

The German duke of Brunswick, Anton Ulrich, passed away at the age of 80.

The 5th Baronet, British admiral, Hyde Parker, was born in England.

The English Archbishop of York, John Sharp, passed away at the age of 68.

The Welsh landscape painter, Richard Wilson, was born in Penegoes.

The queen of Denmark and Norway, Charlotte Amalie, passed away at the age of 63.