The 18th century

6,430 sourced entries across 100 documented years, grouped into 10 decades. A century here runs 1900–1999 rather than 1901–2000, so its decades sit inside it exactly.

Decades

The 1700s — 10 years, 630 entries
The 1710s — 10 years, 629 entries
The 1720s — 10 years, 572 entries
The 1730s — 10 years, 526 entries
The 1740s — 10 years, 585 entries
The 1750s — 10 years, 599 entries
The 1760s — 10 years, 633 entries
The 1770s — 10 years, 680 entries
The 1780s — 10 years, 762 entries
The 1790s — 10 years, 814 entries

By subject

Conflict & Security in the 18th century — 1,019 entries
Geopolitics & Diplomacy in the 18th century — 750 entries
Culture & Society in the 18th century — 528 entries
Exploration & Expansion in the 18th century — 262 entries
Religion & Belief in the 18th century — 221 entries
Science & Discovery in the 18th century — 164 entries
Technology & Infrastructure in the 18th century — 156 entries
Crime & Justice in the 18th century — 140 entries
Disasters & Accidents in the 18th century — 116 entries
Climate & Environment in the 18th century — 106 entries
Health & Medicine in the 18th century — 97 entries
Economy & Finance in the 18th century — 76 entries

A few of the years

1701January 18 – The electorate of Brandenburg–Prussia becomes the Kingdom of Prussia, as Elector Frederick III is proclaimed King Frederick I. Prussia remains part of the Holy Roman Empire. It consists of Brandenburg, Pomerania and East Prussia. Berlin is the capital.
1713March 27 – First Treaty of Utrecht between Great Britain and Spain: Philip V is accepted by Britain and Austria as king of Spain; Spain cedes Gibraltar and Menorca to Britain.
1725January 6 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.
1736June 8 – Leonhard Euler writes to James Stirling describing the Euler–Maclaurin formula, providing a disconnection between integrals and sums.
1747April 9 – The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat is beheaded at Tower Hill, London, for high treason. He was the last person in Britain to be beheaded, although beheading would not be formally abolished until more than 200 years later.
1762January 5 – Empress Elisabeth of Russia dies, and is succeeded by her nephew Peter III. Peter, an admirer of Frederick the Great, immediately opens peace negotiations with the Prussians.
1773May 8 – In Egypt, Ottoman rebels revolt, killing Ali Bey, Mamluk Sultan of Egypt.
1785January 1 – The first issue of the Daily Universal Register, later known as The Times, is published in London.