| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 16 |
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b. 1675) |
Jan 21 |
Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (b. 1638) |
Feb 16 |
Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632) |
Mar 4 |
Louis III, Prince of Condé (b. 1668) |
Apr 18 |
Pierre de La Barre, composer, dies at 75 |
Apr 28 |
Thomas Betterton, English actor |
May 10 |
Georg Dietrich Leiding, composer, dies at 46 |
Jun 1 |
David Mitchell, British admiral (b. 1642) |
Jun 6 |
Francoise de la Baume Le Blanc, mistress of King Louis XIV, dies at 65 |
Jun 25 |
Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer/historian, dies at 74 |
Jul 18 |
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian painter, dies at 36 |
Aug 9 |
Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 77 |
Sep 19 |
Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644) |
Nov 21 |
Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72 |
Dec 18 |
Peter Codde, apostile vicar (1688-1704), dies at 62 |
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