| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 18 |
Charles de Montesquieu, France, philosopher/writer (Letters Persanes) |
Jan 29 |
Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet |
Apr 15 |
Ferdinand Zellbell, composer |
May 15 |
Mary Wortley Montagu, English essayist, feminist, eccentric (baptism 26 May) |
May 24 |
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (d. 1769) |
Jun 26 |
Edward Holyoke, American academic (d. 1769) |
Jul 9 |
Alexis Piron, French writer (d. 1773) |
Aug 19 |
Samuel Richardson, English novelist (Pamela) (baptized) |
Aug 19 |
Samuel Richardson, Jane Austen in Manhattan |
Aug 21 |
Jose Pradas Gallen, composer |
Sep 1 |
Kilian I von Dientzenhofer, Bavarian master builder (Prague) |
Oct 22 |
King John V of Portugal (d. 1750) |
Oct 28 |
Michel Mathieu, composer |
Nov 3 |
Johann Joseph Ignaz Brentner, composer |
Dec 23 |
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer |
Dec 24 |
French van Mieris "the Young", Dutch painter/historian |
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