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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s Years: 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 - 1702 - 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. March 11 - The first regular English language newspaper, The Daily Courant[?]. is published for the first time. May 4 - War declared on France by the Grand Alliance. December 15 - Forty-seven ronin, formerly in the service of Asano Naganori, assault the household of Kira Yoshinaka, and kill him in vengence for their lord. Their display of the ideals of bushido becomes a national legend. Births Thomas Bayes - British mathematician and Presbyterian minister, noted for Bayes' theorem Emperor Nakamikado of Japan Deaths March 8 - William III of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years: 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 - 1702 - 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707
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