Editing 1700 (section)

=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] –  [[Protestantism|Protestant]] nations in [[Western Europe]], except [[Kingdom of England|England]], start using the [[Gregorian calendar]].  [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] nations have been using the Gregorian calendar since its introduction in [[1582]] by [[Pope Gregory XIII]].
* [[January 1]] (Julian) (January 11, Gregorian) – The [[Tsardom of Russia]] begins numbering its calendar from the birth of Christ ([[Anno Domini]]), instead of since the Creation ([[Anno Mundi]]).
* [[January 26]] – At approximately 9&nbsp;p.m., the [[1700 Cascadia earthquake|Cascadia earthquake]] occurs in the [[Pacific Northwest]], with an estimated [[moment magnitude scale|moment magnitude]] of 8.7–9.2. This [[megathrust earthquake]] ruptures about {{convert|1000|km|mi|sp=us|abbr=off}} of the [[Cascadia Subduction Zone]] and causes a [[tsunami]] that strikes the coast of Japan approximately 10 hours later.
* [[February 3]] – The 'Lesser Great Fire' destroys a substantial part of central [[Edinburgh]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|first=Ian|last=Colville|title=The Lesser Great Fire of 1700 in Edinburgh|url=http://iainthepict.blogspot.com/2011/02/lesser-great-fire-of-1700-in-edinburgh.html|work=On this day in Scotland|date=2011-02-08|access-date=2011-11-21}}</ref>
* [[February 12]] – The [[Great Northern War]] begins with a joint invasion of [[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] territory in [[Holy Roman Empire|Germany]] and [[Latvia]], by [[Denmark–Norway|Denmark]] and [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Poland]]/[[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]]. Sweden has control of the [[Baltic Sea]] and holds territory that includes Finland, [[Estonia]], Latvia and parts of northern Germany. To challenge its power, an alliance is formed between Tsar [[Peter I of Russia]], King [[Frederick IV of Denmark]] and [[Augustus II the Strong]], King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. Sweden's ruler is the militaristic [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]], known as the "Swedish Meteor".
* [[February 27]] – The island of [[New Britain]] is discovered by [[William Dampier]], in the western Pacific.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[March 1]] (Gregorian) – Protestant [[Holy Roman Empire|Germany]] and [[Denmark–Norway]] adopt the [[Gregorian calendar]].
* [[March 1]] (Swedish), [[March 11]] (Gregorian), [[February 29]] (Julian) – The [[Swedish calendar]] is adopted.
* [[March]] (early) – [[William Congreve]]'s comedy ''[[The Way of the World]]'' is first performed in London.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology289">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/289 289]|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/289}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama|volume=4|first=Stanley|last=Hochman|page=542}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author-link=Samuel Johnson|first=Samuel|last=Johnson|quote=Probably produced in the first week of March, 1700, as the book of the play was published March 28th, 1700.|title=Lives of the Poets|volume=2|page=213, n.2|year=1799}}</ref>
* [[March 3]] – [[Shivaji II]] accedes to the throne of the [[Maratha Confederacy|Maratha Empire]] as the 4th Chhatrapati after his father [[Rajaram I]]'s death. 
* [[March 24]] – The [[Treaty of London (1700)|Treaty of London]] is signed between [[Kingdom of France|France]], [[Kingdom of England|England]] and the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/royalty/ps1713.htm|title=The House Laws of the German Habsburgs|access-date=2011-11-21}}</ref>