| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 7 |
Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 |
Jan 15 |
Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 |
Feb 10 |
Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689) |
Feb 11 |
Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) |
Mar 2 |
Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675) |
Mar 24 |
Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72 |
Apr 6 |
Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) |
Jul 9 |
Edward Braddock, British General, mortally wounded at Fort Duquesne during French & Indian War. Dies 13th July. |
Jul 9 |
Gottlob Harrer, composer, dies at 52 |
Jul 13 |
Edward Braddock, British general, dies in battle at Pittsburgh |
Aug 22 |
Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies |
Sep 8 |
Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715) |
Sep 9 |
Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian (b. 1694) |
Sep 24 |
Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45 |
Sep 30 |
Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71 |
Oct 4 |
Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies |
Oct 16 |
Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (b. 1725) |
Oct 22 |
Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694) |
Oct 28 |
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65 |
Nov 11 |
Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91 |
Nov 25 |
Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 |
Dec 1 |
Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 |
Dec 21 |
Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 |
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