| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 2 |
Osman III, sultan (Turkey) |
Jan 9 |
Robert J Pothier, French lawyer |
Feb 17 |
Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, German architect (Sanssouci) |
Mar 23 |
John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany |
Mar 25 |
Johann Adolf Hasse, composer |
Apr 7 |
Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, composer |
Apr 17 |
Robert Blair, Scottish poet (Grave) |
May 13 |
Marquis of Pombal, Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1782) |
May 14 |
Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) |
Aug 10 |
Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer |
Nov 2 |
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779) |
Nov 13 |
Jan Zach, composer |
Nov 30 |
Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway |
Dec 8 |
Maria Josepha of Austria, queen of Poland (d. 1757) |
Dec 19 |
William Bowyer, English printer (d. 1777) |
Dec 23 |
Joseph Gibbs, composer |
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