1712
year
1712 (MDCCXII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1712th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 712th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1710s decade. As of the start of 1712, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1680s 1690s 1700s – 1710s – 1720s 1730s 1740s |
| Years: | 1709 1710 1711 – 1712 – 1713 1714 1715 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1712 MDCCXII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2465 |
| Armenian calendar | 1161 ԹՎ ՌՃԿԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6462 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1633–1634 |
| Bengali calendar | 1119 |
| Berber calendar | 2662 |
| British Regnal year | 10 Ann. 1 – 11 Ann. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2256 |
| Burmese calendar | 1074 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7220–7221 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 4408 or 4348 — to — 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 4409 or 4349 |
| Coptic calendar | 1428–1429 |
| Discordian calendar | 2878 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1704–1705 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5472–5473 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1768–1769 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1633–1634 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4812–4813 |
| Holocene calendar | 11712 |
| Igbo calendar | 712–713 |
| Iranian calendar | 1090–1091 |
| Islamic calendar | 1123–1124 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōtoku 2 (正徳２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1635–1636 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4045 |
| Minguo calendar | 200 before ROC 民前200年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 244 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2254–2255 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) 1838 or 1457 or 685 — to — 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 1839 or 1458 or 686 |
Events
change- January 26 – Tuscarora War: More than half of the Native Americans in Colonel John Barnwell's Carolina militia desert during the crossing of the Cape Fear River.
- January 29 – Tuscarora War: Colonel John Barnwell's Carolina militia attack the sprawling Tuscarora farming community of Torhunta by focusing on Fort Narhantes. Many Tuscarora captives are enslaved.