| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
Louis Willem I, count of Baden-Baden, dies |
Jan 8 |
John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, Scottish politician (b. 1648) |
Jan 10 |
Philibert, comte de Gramont, French writer (b. 1621) |
Jan 20 |
Humphrey Hody, English theologian (b. 1659) |
Feb 20 |
Aurangzeb, Mogul emperor of India (1658-1707), dies |
Mar 3 |
Aurangzeb, Emperor of India (1658-1707), dies at 88 |
Mar 30 |
Vauban, French architect (b. 1633) |
Apr 6 |
Willem Van de Velde, the Young, Dutch seascape painter, dies a 73 |
Apr 29 |
George Farquhar, Irish dramatist (b. 1678) |
May 3 |
Michiel de Swaen, South Netherlands physician/poet, dies at 53 |
May 3 |
Michiel de Swaen, De menschwordingh |
May 9 |
Dietrich Buxtehude, German organist/composer, dies at about 69 |
May 27 |
Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640) |
Jun 16 |
Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, Duchess de Nemours, sovereign princess of Neuchâtel and writer (b. 1625) |
Jun 23 |
John Mill, English theologian |
Jun 24 |
Kaspar von Stieler, German linguist/poet, dies at 74 |
Aug 18 |
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and statesman (b. 1640) |
Aug 20 |
Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627) |
Sep 15 |
George Stepney, English poet and diplomat (b. 1663) |
Sep 24 |
Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (b. 1642) |
Oct 2 |
Anne Jules duke the Noailles, marshal of France (huguenot), dies at 57 |
Oct 5 |
Daniel Speer, composer, dies at 71 |
Oct 22 |
Cloudesley Shovell, Admiral, drowns at Scilly |
Dec 1 |
Jeremiah Clarke, composer, dies |
Dec 24 |
Noel Coypel, French painter, dies at 78 |
Dec 27 |
Jean Mabillon, French palaeograopher and diplomat (b. 1632) |
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