| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 10 |
Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 |
Jan 10 |
Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (b. 1691) |
Jan 28 |
Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 |
Jan 28 |
Ludvig Holberg, Jeppe på bjerget |
Feb 5 |
Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 |
Feb 16 |
Richard Mead, physician, dies |
Mar 6 |
Henry Pelham, English politician (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 |
Mar 8 |
Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies |
Mar 23 |
Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) |
Apr 2 |
Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) |
Apr 9 |
Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 |
Apr 15 |
Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (b. 1676) |
May 14 |
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (b. 1692) |
May 16 |
Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 |
May 23 |
John Wood, architect/town planner, dies |
Jun 2 |
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (b. 1680) |
Jun 7 |
Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52 |
Jun 22 |
Nicholas Siret, composer, dies at 91 |
Jul 4 |
Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist and author (b. 1680) |
Oct 4 |
Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief |
Oct 8 |
Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47 |
Oct 8 |
Henry Fielding, Tom Jones |
Oct 28 |
Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (b. 1708) |
Nov 9 |
Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer, dies at 70 |
Nov 12 |
Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58 |
Nov 27 |
Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (b. 1667) |
Dec 12 |
Wu Jingzi, Chinese writer (b. 1701) |
Dec 14 |
Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58 |
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