Events from the year 1702 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Louis XIV
Events
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.
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)
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