| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 2 |
Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 |
Jan 25 |
Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675) |
Feb 26 |
Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies |
Mar 5 |
Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician |
Mar 26 |
John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 |
Apr 17 |
Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 |
Apr 26 |
Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 |
Apr 28 |
Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) |
May 10 |
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. 1670) |
May 14 |
John B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies |
May 14 |
Moshe Darshan, Rabbi/author (Torat Ahsam), dies |
Jun 18 |
Michel-Richard Delalande, composer, dies at 68 |
Jul 8 |
John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673) |
Jul 22 |
Hugh Drysdale, British Colonial Governor of Virginia |
Jul 31 |
Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695) |
Oct 16 |
Giovanni Maria Capelli, composer, dies at 77 |
Dec 2 |
Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. 1665) |
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