| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 6 |
Rynoldus Popma van Oevering, composer |
Feb 14 |
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754) |
Feb 25 |
Karl Ludwig, Freiherr von Pöllnitz, German adventurer and writer (d. 1775) |
Feb 29 |
Edward Cave, England, printer (Gentlemen's Magazine) |
Feb 29 |
John Byrom, English poet (d. 1763) |
Mar 14 |
Peter Musschenbroek, Dutch physician/physicist (Leyden jar) |
Apr 5 |
Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730) |
Apr 8 |
Giuseppe Tartini, Italy, violinist/composer (Trillo del Diavolo) |
Apr 12 |
Giuseppe Tartini, composer, Istria |
May 1 |
-31? James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770) born during this month |
May 3 |
Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51) |
May 18 |
Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian |
May 28 |
Joseph Butler, English philosopher (d. 1752) |
Aug 3 |
John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) |
Aug 13 |
Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer, composer |
Aug 18 |
Louis Henri, Duc de Bourbon, Prime Minister of France (d. 1740) |
Oct 8 |
Antonio Palella, composer |
Oct 25 |
Elisabeth Farnese, princess of Parma/queen of Spain |
Oct 31 |
Comte de Caylus, French archaeologist (d. 1765) |
Nov 2 |
Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, Dutch composer (d. 1766) |
Nov 6 |
Louis Racine, French poet (d. 1763) |
Nov 7 |
Johannes G Schnabel, German author/surgeon (Insel Felsenburg) |
Nov 15 |
Eusebius Amort, German Catholic theologian (d. 1775) |
Nov 21 |
Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet |
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