This has been published by J. Mabillon in the Acta sanctorum ordinis sancti Benedicti ( Paris, 1668 – 1701 ).

* 1628 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English statesman ( d. 1701 )

* 1701 – Asano Naganori, Japanese warlord ( b. 1667 )

Anders Celsius ( 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744 ) was a Swedish astronomer.

First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia ( 1701 – 1918 ), the German Empire ( 1871 – 1918 ), the Weimar Republic ( 1919 – 1933 ) and the Third Reich ( 1933 – 1945 ).

The first Icelandic census took place in 1703, following upon the first Danish census of 1700 – 1701.

William " Captain " Kidd ( c. 1645 – 23 May 1701 ) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his trial and execution for piracy after returning from a voyage to the Indian Ocean.

* 1701 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian ( d. 1773 )

* 1774 – Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer ( b. 1701 )

* 1701 September – England, the Netherlands and Austria signed the Treaty of The Hague.

* 1688 – 1701: Frederick II / IV / I ( also Elector of Brandenburg and King in Prussia )

* 1701 – 1713: Frederick I / II / IV ( also Duke of Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg )

* 1701 – William Stoughton, American judge at the Salem witch trials ( b. 1631 )

* 1701 – Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian ( d. 1790 )

* 1628 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord ( d. 1701 )

* 1701 – War of the Spanish Succession: Austrians defeat France in the Battle of Carpi.

* 1701 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit, Michigan.

* 1701 – Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.

* 1701 – Frederick I crowns himself King of Prussia in Königsberg.

* 1701 – After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

* 1701 – The War of the Spanish Succession begins.

The term esoteric first appeared in English in the 1701 History of Philosophy by Thomas Stanley, in his description of the mystery-school of Pythagoras ; the Pythagoreans were divided into " exoteric " ( under training ), and " esoteric " ( admitted into the " inner " circle ).

Thomas married Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 – 1750 ).

* March 8 – Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar ( b. 1701 )

Bayes ' theorem is named for Thomas Bayes (; 1701 – 1761 ), who first suggested using the theorem to update beliefs.

* Thomas Howard ( 1651 – 1701 ), Teller of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament

Thomas Lockey ( 1660 – 1665 ) was regarded as not fit for the post, John Hudson ( 1701 – 1719 ) has been described as " negligent if not incapable ", and John Price ( 1768 – 1813 ) was accused by a contemporary scholar of " a regular and constant neglect of his duty ".

* Thomas Howard, 8th Duke of Norfolk 1701 – 1732

Thomas Bayes (; c. 1701 7 April 1761 ) was an English mathematician and Presbyterian minister, known for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes ' theorem.

The birth date is unknown likely due to the fact he was baptized in a Dissenting church, which either did not keep or was unable to preserve its baptismal records ; accord Royal Society Library and Archive catalog, Thomas Bayes ( 1701 – 1761 )</ li >

* Thomas Asselin ( v. 1620 – 1701 ), poet

* 1701 in art-Birth of Pietro Longhi, Thomas Hudson

Thomas Townshend b. 2 Jun 1701, d. 21 May 1780

The second son, Thomas Townshend ( 1701 – 1780 ), was member of parliament for the University of Cambridge from 1727 to 1774 ; his only son, Thomas Townshend ( 1733 – 1800 ), who was created Baron Sydney in 1783 and Viscount Sydney in 1789, was a secretary of state and Leader of the House of Commons from July 1782 to April 1783, and from December 1783 to June 1789 again a secretary of state, Sydney in New South Wales being named after him ; his grandson, John Robert Townshend ( 1805 – 1890 ), the 3rd viscount, was created Earl Sydney in 1874, the titles becoming extinct at his death.

* Thomas Cartwright ( politician ) ( 1671 – 1748 ), English MP for Northamptonshire 1695 – 1698 and 1701 – 1748

In 1701, two years after Wilkin's death, his son Thomas Wilkins the Younger donated the manuscript to Jesus College, Oxford.

* Charles Thomas Maillard de Tournon ( 1701 – 1710 )

September 11, 1701: Thomas Sparrow apprentice to John Barnard of Sudbury, who did run away from his master.

Thomas Lee ( 1690 – 1750 ) and Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 – 1750 ).

Thomas married Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 – 1750 ).

Thomas Lee ( 1690 – 1750 ) and Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 – 1750 ).

Thomas married Hannah Harrison Ludwell ( 1701 – 1750 ), the daughter of Colonel Philip Ludwell II ( 1672 – 1726 ) of Green Spring Plantation, and Hannah Harrison ( 1679 – 1731 ).

* ‘ Daphnis, or a Pastoral Elegy upon the unfortunate and much-lamented death of Mr. Thomas Creech ,’ 1700 ; second edition ( corrected ) 1701, and it is also found in ‘ A Collection of the best English Poetry ,’ vol.

* Thomas Foley ( c. 1641 – 1701 ), son of previous, member of Parliament for Worcestershire, and then Droitwich