1710

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

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

Years: 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 - 1710 - 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715

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Events

• Enactment of the world's first copyright legislation, Britain's 'Act for the Encourage of Learning (short title)

Year in topics

• 1710 in literature

Births

• January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, composer (+ 1736)
• February 15 - King Louis XV of France (+ 1774)
• April 15 - William Cullen, professor of medicine and co-founder, Glasgow Medical School (+ 1790)
• May 14 - King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (+ 1771)
• November 22 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, (+ 1784)
• November 27 - Robert Lowth, Bishop of the Church of England (+ 1787)

Deaths

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