| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 24 |
William Congreve, English playwright (d. 1729) |
Jan 24 |
William Congreve, Semele |
Feb 10 |
Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter |
Feb 10 |
William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) |
Feb 14 |
Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer |
Feb 28 |
Benjamin Wadsworth, American President of Harvard University (d. 1737) |
Apr 24 |
Christian Ludwig Boxberg, composer |
May 8 |
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (d. 1726) |
May 12 |
Frederick Augustus I/ August II, the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (reputed to have sired 355 children) (d. 1733) |
Jul 18 |
Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer |
Jul 19 |
Richard Leveridge, English bass and composer (d. 1758) |
Aug 21 |
James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, French military leader (d. 1734) |
Nov 30 |
John Toland, Irish philosopher (d. 1722) |
Dec 4 |
John Aislabie, English politician (d. 1742) |
Dec 7 |
John Aislabie, English director of the South Sea Company (d. 1742) |
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