Editing 1712 (section)

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 8]] &ndash; Total eclipse of the sun visible from {{coord|60.6|S|49.2|E}}
* [[January 12]] &ndash; The premiere of the opera ''[[Idoménée]]'' by [[André Campra]] takes place at the [[Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré)|Théâtre du Palais-Royal]] in Paris.
* [[January 16]] &ndash; A military engineering school is established in [[Moscow]] which is to become the [[A.F. Mozhaysky Military-Space Academy]].
* [[January 26]] &ndash; The Old [[Pummerin]], a 18,161&nbsp;kg bell newly installed in the [[Stephansdom]], [[St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna|St. Stephen's Cathedral]],  in [[Vienna]], is rung for the first time to mark the entry of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]] to [[Vienna]] from [[Frankfurt]] after his coronation as [[Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor]]. It takes a quarter-hour for 16 men pulling on the bell rope to swing the heavy bell back-and-forth enough for the clapper to strike; the resulting forces endanger the tower so the architect orders that in future the bell be rung only by pulling its [[Bell (instrument)|clapper]].
* [[February 10]] &ndash; [[Huilliche uprising of 1712]]: [[Huilliche people]] in Chile's [[Chiloé Archipelago]] rise up against Spanish ''[[Encomienda|encomenderos]]'' as vengeance for perceived injustices.
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* Early March &ndash; Start of the [[Cassard expedition]], a sea voyage by [[French Navy]] captain [[Jacques Cassard]] during which he ransacks [[Santiago, Cape Verde|Santiago]] in the [[Portuguese Cape Verde|Cape Verde Islands]] and pillages [[Montserrat]], [[Antigua]], [[Surinam (Dutch colony)|Surinam]], [[Berbice]], [[Essequibo (colony)|Essequibo]], [[St. Eustatius]] and [[Curaçao]], returning to France with loot worth over nine million francs. 
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Scottish Episcopalians Act 1711]] comes into effect, leading to incorporation of the [[Scottish Episcopal Church]].
* [[March 11]] (February 30 [[Swedish Calendar|Swedish Style]], February 29 on the Julian calendar) &ndash; [[Sweden]] temporarily adopts the rare [[February 30]], as a day to adjust the [[Swedish Calendar]] back to the [[Julian calendar]]. 
* [[March 15]] &ndash; [[HMS Dragon (1660)|HMS ''Dragon'']], a 38-gun [[fourth rate]] [[Frigate#Origins|frigate]] of the British [[Royal Navy]], is wrecked on [[Les Casquets]] rocks to the west of [[Alderney]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/alderneylocalhistory/Home/1700s/1712-wreck-of-hms-dragon|title=Alderney Local History - 1712 Wreck of HMS Dragon|website=sites.google.com}}</ref>
* [[March 30]] &ndash; [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain]] administers the [[Royal touch]] (a ritual with the intent to cure illness) for the last time; 300 [[Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis|scrofulous]] people are touched, the last of whom is [[Samuel Johnson]].

=== April &ndash;June ===
* [[April 6]]&ndash;[[April 7|7]] &ndash; [[New York Slave Revolt of 1712]]: An insurrection in New York City results in nine whites being killed, and 21 slaves and other blacks being convicted and executed. 
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Great Northern War]]: the [[Battle of Fladstrand]] takes place at sea near [[Fladstrand]], [[Jylland]], between [[Sweden|Swedish]] and [[Denmark-Norway|Danish]] forces.
* [[May 15]] &ndash; [[Curuguaty]] in [[Paraguay]] is founded by Juan Gregorio de Bazán y Pedraza on the banks of the Curuguaty River.
* [[May 19]] &ndash; [[Peter the Great]] moves the capital of [[Tsardom of Russia|Russia]] from [[Moscow]] to [[Saint Petersburg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1712 |title=Historical Events for Year 1712 &#124; OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2017-07-26}}</ref>
* [[May 22]] &ndash; [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] is crowned King of [[Kingdom of Hungary|Hungary]].
* [[June 5]] &ndash; [[Reus]] in [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]] is given the title  of [[imperial city]] by [[Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Elisabeth Christine]], wife of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Archduke Charles]].
* [[June 10]] &ndash; [[Kurtkulağı Caravanserai]] in Adana Province, Turkey, is restored and 50 soldiers are appointed to guard it.
* [[June 11]] &ndash; [[Chatham, Massachusetts|Chatham]], [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts|Barnstable County]], [[Massachusetts]] is incorporated as a town.
* [[June 17]] &ndash; The newly built [[St Ann's Church, Manchester]], England, is consecrated by the [[Bishop of Chester]].

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 8]] &ndash; The British [[Royal Navy]] 50-gun ship [[HMS Advice (1712)|HMS ''Advice'']] is launched at [[Deptford Dockyard]].
* [[July 20]] &ndash; [[Jesus College, Oxford]], England, inherits the extensive library of its Principal [[Jonathan Edwards (academic)|Jonathan Edwards]] on his death.
* [[July 24]] 
** [[Battle of Denain]]: The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force.
** [[Toggenburg War|Battle of Villmergen]]: The [[Reformation in Switzerland|Reformed]] [[cantons of Switzerland]] defeat the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] cantons. 
* [[August 1]] &ndash; The [[Stamp Act 1712]] is passed in the United Kingdom, imposing a tax on publishers, particularly of newspapers.
* [[August 11]] &ndash; The Peace of Aarau is signed by [[Catholic Church|Catholics]] and [[Protestantism|Protestants]], ending the [[Toggenburg War]] and establishing Protestant dominance in  [[Switzerland]], while preserving the rights of Catholics.
* [[August 23]] &ndash; The British [[Royal Navy]] 60-gun ship [[HMS Rippon (1712)|HMS ''Rippon'']] is launched at [[Deptford Dockyard]].
* September &ndash; Composer [[George Frideric Handel]] re-locates to London with the permission of his patron, the future King [[George I of Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/handel-conquers-london|title=Handel conquers London|website=Gramophone}}</ref>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; A severe hurricane buffets [[Bermuda]] for eight hours, destroying most of the churches.

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 3]] &ndash; In Scotland a warrant is issued for the arrest of outlaw [[Rob Roy MacGregor]] by [[Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate)]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Notable Dates in History|url=http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|work=The Flag in the Wind|publisher=[[The Scots Independent]]|access-date=2016-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126115905/http://scotsindependent.scot/oldsitearchive/scotind/dates1-d.htm|archive-date=26 January 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* [[October 31]] &ndash; King [[Philip V of Spain]] establishes the [[Biblioteca Nacional de España]] as the Palace Public Library (Biblioteca Pública de Palacio) in [[Madrid]].
* [[November 4]] &ndash; The [[Bandbox Plot]] aims to kill British [[Lord Treasurer]] [[Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford]] but is foiled by [[Jonathan Swift]] (author of ''Gulliver’s Travels'').
* [[November 22]] &ndash; The first performance of [[George Frideric Handel]]'s opera ''[[Il pastor fido (Handel)|Il pastor fido]]'' takes place at [[His Majesty's Theatre, London|the Queen's Theatre]] in the [[Haymarket, London]].
* [[December 7]] &ndash; The charter of [[Buchach Monastery]] in Ukraine, founded by [[Stefan Aleksander Potocki]] and his wife Joanna née Sieniawska, is signed in [[Lublin]].
* [[December 20]] &ndash; [[Great Northern War]]: the [[Battle of Gadebusch]] is Sweden's final great victory in the war, preventing the [[Siege of Stralsund (1711–1715)|loss of the city of Stralsund]] to [[Denmark|Danish]] and [[Saxony|Saxon]] forces.
* [[December 27]] &ndash; The premiere of the opera ''[[Callirhoé]]'' by [[André Cardinal Destouches]] takes place at the [[Théâtre du Palais-Royal (rue Saint-Honoré)|Théâtre du Palais-Royal]] in Paris.
* [[December 28]] &ndash; Total eclipse of the sun visible from {{coord|21.5|S|159.0|E}}

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* The first known working [[Newcomen steam engine]] is built by [[Thomas Newcomen]] with [[John Calley (engineer)|John Calley]], to pump water out of mines in the [[Black Country]] of [[England]], the first device to make practical use of the power of [[steam]] to produce [[mechanical work]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=L. T. C. Rolt|first1=L. T. C.|last1=Rolt|first2=J. S.|last2=Allen|title=The Steam Engine of Thomas Newcomen|chapter=The First Newcomen Engines c1710-15|pages=44–57|edition=new|location=Hartington|publisher=Moorland|year=1977|isbn=0-903485-42-7}}</ref>
* After many years of settlement, the ''Town on Queen Anne's Creek'' is established as a courthouse for [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]], [[North Carolina]].  The town is renamed [[Edenton, North Carolina|Edenton]] in [[1720]], and incorporated in [[1722]].
* The VOC ''[[Zuytdorp]]'' is wrecked off the coast of [[Western Australia]].
* [[John Arbuthnot]] creates the character of ''[[John Bull]]'' to represent Britain.
* A translation of the [[Book of Common Prayer (1662)|1662 ''Book of Common Prayer'']] into [[Irish language|Irish]], made by John Richardson (1664–1747), is published.<ref name="ProfessorBooks2006">{{cite book|chapter=Ireland|first=Brian|last=Mayne|editor-first1=Charles|editor-last1=Hefling|editor-first2=Cynthia|editor-last2=Shattuck|title=[[The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer: A Worldwide Survey]]|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ezVH2h6PKUcC|access-date=22 February 2015|date=1 July 2006|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=978-0-19-972389-8|page=207}}</ref></onlyinclude>