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What Happened in 1716 — Events, Births & Deaths
1716 brings together 2 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
January 1
- January 16
King Philip V of Spain promulgates the Nueva Planta decree of the Principality of Catalonia, abolishing the Catalan institutions and its legal system, being replaced by those of Castile, thus putting an end to Catalonia as separate state and becoming a province of the new French-style Kingdom of Spain.
July 1
- July 8
The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.