1702 in France
Incumbents
Events
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- 1 February – Battle of Cremona
- 16 June to 12 September – Siege of Landau
- 15 August – Battle of Luzzara
- 14 October – Battle of Friedlingen
- 23 October – Battle of Vigo Bay.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Vigo |page=127 |encyclopedia=Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon |volume=25 |year=1924 |edition=2 |editor=Blangstrup, Chr. |editor-link=Christian Blangstrup |publisher=J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel |location=Copenhagen |language=da |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/25/0137.html |access-date=18 August 2015 }}
Births
- 4 October – Honoré Armand de Villars, nobleman, soldier and politician (died 1770)
Deaths
- 22 April – François Charpentier, archaeologist (born 1620)
- 27 May – Dominique Bouhours, Jesuit priest, essayist and grammarian (born 1628)
- 16 July – Nicolas Lebègue, composer (born c.1631)
- 15 August – Charles, Prince of Commercy, field marshal (born 1661)
- 16 September – Armand de Camboust, duc de Coislin, military officer (born 1635)
- 8 December – Chevalier de Lorraine, nobleman (born 1643)
See also
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References
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