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Commons category: 1718
point in time: 1718-01-01

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May 7: New Orleans August 11: Battle of Cape Passaro November 22: Blackbeard is killed December 11: Charles XII of Sweden is killed at the Siege of Fredriksten 1718 (MDCCXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1718th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 718th year of the 2nd millennium, the 18th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1710s decade. As of the start of 1718, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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