| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 20 |
John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665) |
Jan 25 |
Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675) |
Feb 9 |
Henri F D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (1717..50), dies at 82 |
Mar 20 |
Frederick Louis, English prince of Wales/son of George I, dies |
Mar 21 |
Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706) |
Mar 25 |
Frederick of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74 |
Mar 29 |
Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist |
Apr 19 |
Peter Lacy, Irish-born Russian Field marshal (b. 1678) |
May 20 |
Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 |
May 24 |
William Hamilton, of Gilbertsfield, poet, dies |
Jun 20 |
Adriaen Valckenier, gov-gen of Neth-Indies (1737-41), dies at 56 |
Jul 15 |
John Wilson, botanist, dies |
Aug 30 |
Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (b. 1661) |
Oct 22 |
Willem IV KH Friso, prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40 |
Oct 26 |
Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702) |
Nov 22 |
Anton Englert, composer, dies at 77 |
Dec 12 |
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (b. 1678) |
Dec 16 |
Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. 1700) |
Dec 17 |
Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Czech master builder, dies at 62 |
Dec 18 |
Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, builder (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62 |
Dec 19 |
Louise of Great Britain, wife of Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1724) |
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