| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 22 |
Pascal Collasse, composer |
Feb 2 |
Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) |
Feb 8 |
Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728) |
Feb 11 |
William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715) |
Feb 23 |
John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized) |
Feb 27 |
Johann Philipp Krieger, composer |
Apr 3 |
Joseph-Francois Salomon, composer |
Apr 5 |
Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale |
Apr 9 |
James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II |
Apr 23 |
Andreas Kneller, composer |
May 3 |
Johann Valentin Meder, composer |
Jun 13 |
Adrien Baillet, French scholar and critic (d. 1706) |
Jul 22 |
Clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italy, Pope (1700-21) |
Sep 15 |
Titus Oates, English minister and plotter (d. 1705) |
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