January 17
Events Pre-1600
* 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
* 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on ...
–
Tuscarora War
The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina from September 10, 1711 until February 11, 1715 between the Tuscarora people and their allies on one side and European American settlers, the Yamassee, and other allies on the other. This was cons ...
: Colonel James Moore leads the Carolina militia out of Albemarle County, North Carolina, in a second offensive against the Tuscarora. Heavy snows force the troops to take refuge in Fort Reading, on the
Pamlico River
The Pamlico , from the North Carolina Collection's website at the
.
*
February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...
–
Skirmish at Bender
The Skirmish at Bender ( sv, Kalabaliken i Bender; fi, Benderin kalabaliikki) was devised to remove Charles XII of Sweden from the Ottoman Empire after his military defeats in Russia. It took place on 1 February 1713 on Ottoman territory, in wh ...
, Moldova:
Charles XII of Sweden
Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII ( sv, Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland) from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of t ...
is defeated by the
Ottoman Empire
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.
*
February 4
Events Pre–1600
* 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrellin ...
– Tuscarora War: The Carolina militia under Colonel James Moore leaves Fort Reading, to continue the campaign against the Tuscarora.
*
February 25
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
* 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
...
–
Frederick William I of Prussia
Frederick William I (german: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the "Soldier King" (german: Soldatenkönig), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuch ...
begins his reign.
*
March 1
Events Pre-1600
*509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first Roman triumph, triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia.
* 293 – Emperor ...
– Tuscarora War: Colonel James Moore's Carolina militia lays siege to the Tuscaroran stronghold of
Fort Neoheroka
Fort Neoheroka (or just Neoheroka, Neyuherú·kęʼRudes, B. ''Tuscarora English Dictionary'' Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999 in Tuscarora), or Nooherooka, is the name of a stronghold constructed in what is now Greene County, North Car ...
, located a few miles up
Contentnea Creek
Contentnea Creek is a major tributary of the Neuse River in North Carolina, USA. It is part of the Neuse River Basin, and flows for 91 miles between the Buckhorn Reservoir (confluence of Moccasin and Turkey Creeks), where it begins, and Grifton, ...
from Fort Hancock.
* March 20 – Tuscarora War: Colonel James Moore's Carolina militia launches a major offensive against Fort Neoheroka.
* March 23 – Tuscarora War: Fort Neoheroka falls to the Carolina militia, effectively ending the Tuscarora nation's military strength. Two Tuscaroran allies, the Machapunga and Coree tribes, continue offensive actions against
North Carolina
North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and So ...
First Treaty of Utrecht
The Peace of Utrecht was a series of peace treaties signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession, in the Dutch city of Utrecht between April 1713 and February 1715. The war involved three contenders for the vacant throne of ...
between Great Britain and Spain:
Philip V Philip V may refer to:
* Philip V of Macedon (221–179 BC)
* Philip V of France (1293–1322)
* Philip II of Spain, also Philip V, Duke of Burgundy (1526–1598)
* Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was ...
is accepted by Britain and Austria as king of Spain; Spain cedes
Gibraltar
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and
Menorca
Menorca or Minorca (from la, Insula Minor, , smaller island, later ''Minorica'') is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Majorca. Its capi ...
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
. France cedes
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
,
Acadia
Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and early ...
,
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
April 14
Events Pre-1600
* 43 BC – Legions loyal to the Roman Senate, commanded by Gaius Pansa, defeat the forces of Mark Antony in the Battle of Forum Gallorum.
* 69 – Vitellius, commanding Rhine-based armies, defeats Roman emperor Otho ...
– First performance, in London, of
Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was the eldest son of The Reverend Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard S ...
's libertarian play ''
Cato, a Tragedy
''Cato, a Tragedy'' is a play written by Joseph Addison in 1712 and first performed on 14 April 1713. It is based on the events of the last days of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis (better known as Cato the Younger) (95–46 BC), a Stoic whose deeds ...
'', which will be influential on both sides of the Atlantic.
*
April 19
Events Pre-1600
*AD 65 – The freedman Milichus betrays Piso's plot to kill the Emperor Nero and all the conspirators are arrested.
* 531 – Battle of Callinicum: A Byzantine army under Belisarius is defeated by the Persians at ...
– With no living male heirs,
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
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, mother = Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg
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Habsburg
The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
, a fleet of the Russian Navy, transporting 12,000 soldiers, sails from Kronstadt to attack the Swedish Army at
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...
Parliament of Ireland
The Parliament of Ireland ( ga, Parlaimint na hÉireann) was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800. It was modelled on the Parliament of England and from 1537 comprised two chamb ...
is dissolved by Queen Anne and new elections are set.
*
May 13
Events Pre-1600
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''.
* 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
– King
Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...
issues an ''auto accordado'' that changes the order of succession for the Spanish throne allowing a female descendant within the House of Bourbon to rule. The change will allow his great-great-granddaughter to ascend the throne in 1833 as Queen Isabella II.
* May 17 – ''
Ottone in villa
''Ottone in villa'' (''Otho at his villa'', RV 729) is an opera in three acts by Antonio Vivaldi to an Italian libretto by Domenico Lalli (the pseudonym of Sebastiano Biancardi). It was Vivaldi's first opera and premiered on 17 May 1713 at the ...
'', the first opera by composer
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lifetime was widespread a ...
, is given its initial performance, debuting at the Teatro delle Grazie in
Vicenza
Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan.
Vicenza is a th ...
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
: The Russian fleet lands a force of 10,000 men at
Pernå
Pernå (, Sweden ; fi, Pernaja) is a former municipality of Finland.
Pernå is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 3,961 (31 December 2009) and covered an ...
on the southern coast of Finland.
*
June 1
Events Pre-1600
*1215 – Zhongdu (now Beijing), then under the control of the Jurchen people, Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured by the Mongols under Genghis Khan, ending the Battle of Zhongdu.
*1252 – Alfonso X is pr ...
''(approx.)'' – Tuscarora War: Colonel James Moore leads the Carolina militia into the Pamlico Peninsula to defeat the Machapunga and Coree tribes.
*
June 23
Events Pre-1600
* 229 – Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor of Eastern Wu.
* 1266 – War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Trapani, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet, capturing all its ships.
* 1280 – The Spanish Re ...
– French residents of
Acadia
Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17th and early ...
are given one year to declare allegiance to Great Britain, or leave
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
.
July–September
*
July 9
Events Pre-1600
*118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
* 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodos ...
– The
Junta de Braços The Junta de Braços or Braços Generals (''States-General'') was, during the early modern age, an institution of the Principality of Catalonia, convened by the Generalitat of Catalonia in cases of emergency or urgency. It was composed by the rep ...
(parliament) of the
Principality of Catalonia
The Principality of Catalonia ( ca, Principat de Catalunya, la, Principatus Cathaloniæ, oc, Principat de Catalonha, es, Principado de Cataluña) was a Middle Ages, medieval and early modern state (polity), state in the northeastern Iberian P ...
votes in favour of staying in the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
against
Philip V of Spain
Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...
Treaty of Portsmouth
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between actors in international law. It is usually made by and between sovereign states, but can include international organizations, individuals, business entities, and other legal perso ...
Parliament of Great Britain
The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...
, third since the Act of Union, is dissolved
* August 22 – Voting begins in the
1713 British general election
The 1713 British general election produced further gains for the governing Tory party. Since 1710 Robert Harley had led a government appointed after the downfall of the Whig Junto, attempting to pursue a moderate and non-controversial policy, b ...
in various constituencies and continues to November 12
*
September 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1145 – The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated.
* 1173 – The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancon ...
– Tuscarora War: The Carolina militia, led by Colonel James Moore, returns to South Carolina, after mixed success in the campaign against the Machapunga and Coree tribes.
Treaty of Schwedt
The Treaty of Schwedt was concluded on 6 October 1713, during the Great Northern War, between the Tsardom of Russia and Brandenburg-Prussia in Schwedt. Brandenburg-Prussia was promised southern Swedish Pomerania up to the Peene river, which had jus ...
is signed between Russia and
Brandenburg-Prussia
Brandenburg-Prussia (german: Brandenburg-Preußen; ) is the historiographic denomination for the early modern realm of the Brandenburgian Hohenzollerns between 1618 and 1701. Based in the Electorate of Brandenburg, the main branch of the Hohenz ...
, with the latter accepting the annexation of Baltic territories and paying Russia expenses in return for the southern part of
Pomerania
Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...
, recently taken from Sweden in the
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedi ...
Battle of Pälkäne
The Battle of Pälkäne, sometimes called the Battle at Kostianvirta or Battle on the Pialkiane River (russian: link=no, Битва на реке Пялькяне) was fought between the Tsardom of Russia, Russian army under Admiral Fyodor Aprak ...
is fought in what is now Finland between Russia and Sweden, with Russia's Fyodor Arpaskin forcing Finnish troops under
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt (9 November 1666 – 24 October 1736) was a Swedish officer, general and friherre (baron) who took part in the Great Northern War.
Early life
Carl Gustaf Armfeldt was born in Swedish Ingria to lieutenant colonel Gustaf Armfel ...
Dublin election riot
The Dublin election riot occurred during the hotly contested 1713 Irish general election, Irish General Election of 1713.
It concerned the Dublin City (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Dublin City constituency, which returned two members to th ...
November 12
Events Pre-1600
* 954 – The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom.
*1028 – Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros.
* 13 ...
– The
1713 British general election
The 1713 British general election produced further gains for the governing Tory party. Since 1710 Robert Harley had led a government appointed after the downfall of the Whig Junto, attempting to pursue a moderate and non-controversial policy, b ...
concludes with the conservative Tories winning 358 of the 558 available seats in the House of Commons, and the liberal Whigs having 200.
* December 9 – As part of the agreements made at Utrecht to end the
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phil ...
,
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...
and
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
sign a treaty of commerce and navigation.
* December 10 – The rebellion of against the British East India Company by Richard Raworth, Deputy Governor of
Fort St. David
Fort St David, now in ruins, was a British fort near the town of Cuddalore, a hundred miles south of Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost In ...
(now abandoned and in the Indian state of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
near
Cuddalore
Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cudda ...
), comes to an end after two months when forces sent by Bridish Madras Governor Edward Harrison to negotiate a settlement allowing Raworth to surrender in return for amnesty.
* December 21 – Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy is crowned
King of Sicily
The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the County of Sicily in 1071 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816.
The origins of the Sicilian monarchy lie in the Norman conquest of southern Italy which occ ...
at
Palermo
Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...
, and his wife Anne Marie is crowned as Queen consort.Antonio Gallenga, ''History of Piedmont'', Volume 3 (Chapman and Hall, 1855) p. 118 The coronation follows
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
's recognition of Sicilian independence, effective September 22, as part of the Treaty of Utrecht.
probability
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by Jacob Bernoulli, is published eight years after his death, by his nephew, Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Niklaus Bernoulli.
* Basil Matthew II becomes Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox Maphrian, Maphrian of the East.
* San Basilio de Palenque officially becomes the first free town in America, being the first independent place in America from Europeans.
Births
January
* January 1 – Carl Gustaf Warmholtz, Swedish writer (d. 1785)
* January 2 – Marie Dumesnil, French actress (d. 1803)
* January 5 – Jorge Juan y Santacilia, Spanish mathematician and naval officer (d. 1773)
* January 7 – Giovanni Battista Locatelli (opera director), Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian impresario and librettist (d. 1785)
* January 13 – Charlotte Charke, British actor and writer (d. 1760)
*
January 17
Events Pre-1600
* 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
* 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people on ...
– Jean Chrétien Fischer, French general (d. 1762)
* January 18 – Grigory Spiridov, Russian admiral (d. 1790)
* January 22 – Marc-Antoine Laugier, French Jesuit priest and architectural theorist (d. 1769)
* January 25 – Gang Se-hwang, Joseon Dynasty painter (d. 1791)
* January 29 – Edmé-François Mallet, French writer (d. 1755)
* January 31
** Anthony Benezet, French-born American abolitionist and educator (d. 1784)
** Adam Drummond (politician), Adam Drummond, Scottish merchant banker and politician (d. 1786)
February
* February 2 – Maria Margarida de Lorena, 2nd Duchess of Abrantes, Portuguese noblewoman and courtier (d. 1780)
* February 5 – Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood, British Baron (d. 1795)
* February 7 – Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet, Governor of Jamaica and New York (d. 1769)
* February 11 – Diane Adélaïde de Mailly-Nesle, Mistress of Louis XV (d. 1769)
* February 12 – Kenrick Clayton, British politician (d. 1769)
* February 13 – Domènec Terradellas, Spanish opera composer (d. 1751)
* February 14
** Jan ten Compe, painter from the Northern Netherlands (d. 1761)
** Vittoria Ligari, Italian painter (d. 1783)
* February 20 – Anna Maria Elvia, Swedish feminist writer (d. 1784)
* February 26 – Pyotr Sheremetev, Russian noble (d. 1788)
* February 28 – Louis-Auguste-Augustin d'Affry, French diplomat (d. 1793)
March
* March 2 – Giammaria Ortes, Italian composer and academic (d. 1790)
* March 5
** Edward Cornwallis, British military officer, first Governor of Nova Scotia (d. 1776)
** Frederick Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1783)
* March 8 – Gian Carlo Passeroni, Italian writer (d. 1803)
* March 9 – Daniel Fones, American military commander (d. 1790)
* March 12 – Johann Adolph Hass, German clavichord maker (d. 1771)
* March 15 – Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (d. 1762)
* March 17 – Sir Charles Asgill, 1st Baronet, British politician (d. 1788)
* March 21 – Francis Lewis, Signatory of the US Declaration of Independence, from Wales (d. 1803)
* March 23 – Bowen Southwell, Irish politician (d. 1796)
* March 26 – Peter Oliver (loyalist), Peter Oliver, Massachusetts loyalist colonial judge (d. 1791)
* March 28 – Juan Nentvig, German anthropologist (d. 1768)
* March 29 – John Ponsonby (politician), John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1787)
April
* April 2 – Pier Francesco Foggini, Italian writer (d. 1783)
* April 3 – William Inglis (surgeon), William Inglis, Scottish surgeon (d. 1792)
* April 7 – Nicola Sala, Italian opera composer and music theorist (d. 1801)
* April 10 – John Whitehurst, English clockmaker (d. 1788)
* April 11 – Luise Gottsched, German poet, playwright, essayist and translator (d. 1762)
* April 12
** Sir Edward Crofton, 4th Baronet, Anglo-Irish politician (d. 1745)
** Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer, man of letters (d. 1796)
* April 13 – Pierre Jélyotte, French operatic tenor (d. 1797)
* April 17 – Samuel Graves, British Royal Navy admiral (d. 1787)
* April 21
** Anna Maria Hilfeling, Swedish artist (d. 1783)
** Louis de Noailles, French peer and Marshal of France (d. 1793)
* April 22
** Brita Sophia De la Gardie, Swedish actress (d. 1797)
** Peter Du Cane Sr., British businessman (d. 1803)
May
* May 6 – Charles Batteux, French philosopher, writer on aesthetics (d. 1780)
* May 7 – Charles Townley (officer of arms), Charles Townley, British Officer of Arms (d. 1774)
* May 11 – James Drummond, 3rd Duke of Perth, Scottish Jacobite army officer (d. 1746)
*
May 13
Events Pre-1600
*1373 – Julian of Norwich has visions of Jesus while suffering from a life-threatening illness, visions which are later described and interpreted in her book '' Revelations of Divine Love''.
* 1501 – Amerigo Vespu ...
** Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1765)
** Louis François de Monteynard, French soldier, statesman (d. 1791)
* May 15
** József Károly Hell, Hungarian mining engineer (d. 1789)
** Edward Wortley Montagu (traveller), Edward Wortley Montagu, British politician, traveller and author (d. 1776)
* May 17 – Élie Bertrand, Swiss scientist (d. 1797)
* May 25
** Andrzej Mokronowski, Polish general (d. 1783)
** John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, British nobleman, art collector, Prime Minister of Great Britain (d. 1792)
* May 31 – Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte, Corsican politician (d. 1763)
June
* June 3 – Robert Petre, 8th Baron Petre, British peer, renowned horticulturist (d. 1742)
* June 10 – Princess Caroline of Great Britain, fourth child and third daughter of George II (d. 1757)
* June 11
** John Allen, 3rd Viscount Allen, Irish politician (d. 1745)
** Edward Capell, English Shakespearean scholar; (d. 1781)
* June 13
** Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui, Consort of Chinese Emperor (d. 1760)
** Antonio Eugenio Visconti, Italian cardinal (d. 1788)
* June 16 – Meshech Weare, First Governor of New Hampshire (d. 1786)
* June 17 – Hongjiao, Chinese Qing dynasty imperial prince (d. 1764)
* June 20 – Georg Anton Urlaub, German painter (d. 1759)
* June 22 – Lord John Sackville, English gentleman and cricketer (d. 1765)
* June 25 – Marie-Marguerite Brun, French poet (d. 1794)
* June 29 – Johannes de Bosch, painter from the Northern Netherlands (d. 1785)
July
* July 1 – Benjamin Green (merchant), Benjamin Green, Nova Scotian merchant, judge, and political figure (d. 1772)
* July 5
** Stanhope Aspinwall, British diplomat (d. 1771)
** Jean Godin des Odonais, French cartographer and naturalist (d. 1792)
*
July 9
Events Pre-1600
*118 – Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
* 381 – The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman Emperor Theodos ...
– John Newbery, English publisher and bookseller (d. 1767)
* July 10 – Anna Rosina de Gasc, German portrait painter (d. 1783)
* July 14 – Nicole du Hausset, French memoirist (d. 1801)
* July 16 – Carlo Murena, architect (d. 1764)
* July 18
** Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger, Scottish judge (d. 1787)
** Gaetano Matteo Pisoni, Swiss-Italian architect (d. 1782)
* July 22 – Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect in neoclassicism (d. 1780)
* July 23
** Juan de Miralles, Spanish diplomat (d. 1780)
** Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (d. 1792)
* July 27 – Princess Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, duchess consort of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1746)
August
* August 1 – Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (d. 1780)
* August 3 – Johan Georg Lillienberg, Swedish count and politician (d. 1798)
* August 4
** Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, Spanish cartographer (d. 1785)
** Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duchess consort of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1761)
* August 6 – Marie Sophie de Courcillon, French noblewoman and Duchess of Rohan-Rohan, Princess of Soubise by marriage (d. 1756)
* August 9 – James Murray (loyalist), James Murray, loyalist during the American Revolution (d. 1781)
* August 11 – Lebbeus Harris, Canadian politician (d. 1792)
* August 13 – David Franco Mendes, Dutch poet (d. 1792)
* August 17 – Antoine de Montazet, French archbishop (d. 1788)
* August 18 – Arthur Champagne, Irish Anglican priest (d. 1799)
* August 25 – Vijaya Raghunatha Raya Tondaiman I, Raja of Pudukkottai (d. 1769)
* August 27 – Anton August Beck, German engraver (d. 1787)
September
* September 3 – Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye, one of the founders of the present province of Manitoba (d. 1736)
* September 9 – Robert Bremner, British music publisher (d. 1789)
* September 10
** Gowin Knight, British physicist (d. 1772)
** John Needham, English biologist and Roman Catholic priest (d. 1781)
* September 13 – Giuseppe Maria Buondelmonti, Italian philosopher (d. 1757)
* September 14
** Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (d. 1781)
** Imperial Noble Consort Shujia, consort of the Qianlong Emperor (d. 1755)
* September 16 – Charles Lucas (politician), Charles Lucas, Irish apothecary, physician and politician (d. 1771)
* September 20 – Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor, French military officer (d. 1775)
* September 21 – Domingo de Bonechea, Spanish explorer (d. 1775)
* September 22 – Ferenc Farkas de Boldogfa, Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, vice-ispán of the county of Zala (d. 1770)
* September 23 – Ferdinand VI of Spain, king of Spain, lived (d. 1759)
October
* October 2 – Henry Tucker of The Grove, Bermudian merchant, politician and Militia officer (d. 1787)
* October 3 – Antoine Dauvergne, French composer and violinist (d. 1797)
* October 5 – Denis Diderot, French philosopher (d. 1784)
* October 7 – Granville Elliott, Army General, British military expert, working for Britain and Palatine forces (d. 1759)
* October 8 – Yechezkel Landau, influential Polish authority on halakha (Jewish law) (d. 1793)
* October 9 – Mikhail Volkonsky, Russian statesman and military figure from the House of Volkonsky (d. 1788)
* October 12 – Khawaja Muhammad Zaman of Luari, Sindhi Sufi poet (d. 1775)
* October 13
** Allan Ramsay (artist), Allan Ramsay, Scottish portrait painter (d. 1784)
** Jacques de Romas, French physicist (d. 1776)
* October 20
** Benjamin Andrew, American politician (d. 1790)
** James Cecil, 6th Earl of Salisbury, English noble (d. 1780)
** Joseph Redlhamer, Austrian physicist (d. 1761)
* October 23 – Pieter Burman the Younger, Dutch lawyer and philologist (d. 1778)
* October 24 – Marie Fel, French opera singer (d. 1794)
* October 30 – Giuseppe Antonio Landi, Italian architect and painter (d. 1791)
November
* November 1 – Antonio Genovesi, Italian economist (d. 1769)
* November 5 – Gorges Lowther (1713–1792), Gorges Lowther, Member of the Irish House of Commons (d. 1792)
* November 6 – Thomas Osborne, 4th Duke of Leeds, British politician (d. 1789)
* November 13 – Nicolas Luton Durival, French historian (d. 1795)
* November 14 – Blasius Columban, Baron von Bender, Luxembourgish politician (d. 1798)
* November 17 – August de la Motte, German general (d. 1788)
* November 24
** Junípero Serra, Spanish Christian missionary (d. 1784)
** Laurence Sterne, Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (d. 1768)
* November 28 – Georg Friedrich Brander, German precision mechanic and mathematician (d. 1783)
* November 30 – Johann Balthasar Bullinger, Swiss landscape painter (d. 1793)
December
* December 4 – Gasparo Gozzi, Venetian critic and dramatist (d. 1786)
* December 9 – Abraham Bäck, physician (d. 1795)
* December 10 – Johann Nicolaus Mempel, German composer and musician (d. 1747)
* December 13 – John Baptist Caryll, third Jacobite Baron Caryll of Durford (d. 1788)
* December 14 – Martin Knutzen, German philosopher (d. 1751)
* December 15 – Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, English politician (d. 1802)
* December 17 – Antoine-Noé de Polier de Bottens, Swiss theologian (d. 1783)
* December 19 – Jonathan Toup, British philologist (d. 1785)
* December 23 – Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1749)
* December 27 – Giovanni Battista Borra, Italian architect and engineer (d. 1770)
* December 29
** André-Joseph Blavier, Belgian composer (d. 1782)
** Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (d. 1762)
** Herman Petersen, Swedish merchant (d. 1765)
Deaths
January
* January 1
** Giovanni Francesco Negroni, Italian cardinal (b. 1629)
** Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1649)
* January 2 – Lady Mary Butler, British noble; (b. 1689)
* January 5 – Jean Chardin, French jeweler, traveler and author (b. 1643)
* January 8 – Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1653)
* January 11 – Pierre Jurieu, French Protestant leader (b. 1637)
* January 12 – John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery, Governor of Jamaica, President of the British Royal Society (b. 1639)
* January 20 – Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Croatian writer, historian, linguist and publisher (b. 1652)
* January 26 – Scrope Howe, 1st Viscount Howe, English politician (b. 1648)
February
*
February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), Mon ...
– Michael II Apafi, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1676)
* February 2 – Marko Mesić (priest), Marko Mesić, Croatian Roman Catholic priest (b. 1640)
* February 3 – William Milman (lawyer), William Milman, English lawyer (b. 1650)
*
February 4
Events Pre–1600
* 211 – Following the death of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus at Eboracum (modern York, England) while preparing to lead a campaign against the Caledonians, the empire is left in the control of his two quarrellin ...
– Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, English politician and philosopher (b. 1671)
* February 11 – Zulfiqar Khan Nusrat Jung, Nawab of the Carnatic (b. 1657)
* February 12
** Florence MacMoyer, last hereditary keeper of the Book of Armagh, (b. 1630)
** Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1661)
** Michele Antonio Vibò, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Turin, Apostolic Internuncio to France (b. 1630)
* February 14
** Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (b. 1663)
** William Harrison (poet), William Harrison, English poet and diplomat (b. 1685)
* February 15 – Carlo Vigarani, Italian scenic designer (b. 1637)
*
February 25
Events Pre-1600
* 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor.
* 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II.
...
– King Frederick I of Prussia (b. 1657)
* February 26 – William Paget, 6th Baron Paget, English peer and ambassador (b. 1637)
* February 28 – Samuel Whiting Jr., American clergyman 1633–1713 (b. 1633)
March
* March 4 – Ireneo della Croce, Carmelite preacher and chronicler (b. 1625)
* March 14 – Mary Cromwell, Countess Fauconberg, daughter of Oliver Cromwell (b. 1637)
* March 15 – Wolfgang William Romer, Dutch military engineer (b. 1640)
* March 17 – Juraj Jánošík, Slovak outlaw, known as the ''Slovak Robin Hood'' (executed) (b. 1688)
* March 20 – Owen Buckingham (died 1713), Owen Buckingham, MP and Lord Mayor of London (b. 1649)
* March 21 – Feodor Lopukhin, Russian lawyer, nobleman, colonel, courtier and Boyar (b. 1638)
* March 22 – Robert Petre, 7th Baron Petre, British peer (b. 1689)
* March 24 – Toussaint de Forbin-Janson, French Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Beauvais (b. 1631)
* March 26
** Paul I, Prince Esterházy, Palatine of Hungary and Prince of Holy Roman Empire (b. 1635)
** Charles de Sévigné, French baron (b. 1648)
* March 29 – Christian Thomsen Carl, Danish naval officer (b. 1676)
* March 30 – Govert Bidloo, Dutch physician, anatomist, poet and playwright (b. 1649)
April
* April 3 – Henri, Count of Brionne, French noble (b. 1661)
* April 8
** Leonardo Marsili, Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1641)
** Lucas Smout the Younger, Flemish painter (b. 1671)
* April 11 – Anne Clausdatter, Norwegian businesswoman (b. 1659)
* April 15 – Valentin Molitor, Swiss composer (b. 1637)
* April 17 – David Hollatz (dogmatician), David Hollatz, German theologian (b. 1648)
* April 18 – Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, German princess (b. 1674)
* April 20 – John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale, Scottish nobleman (b. 1645)
* April 21 – Paolo Naldini (bishop), Paolo Naldini, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Capodistria (b. 1632)
* April 24 – Edmund Meyrick, Welsh cleric (b. 1636)
* April 27 – Marie Elisabeth zu Mecklenburg, princess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1646)
May
* May 3 – Salathiel Lovell, British judge (b. 1631)
* May 15 – Giuseppe Antonio Torri, architect (b. 1655)
* May 19 – Samuel Keeler, Connecticut politician (b. 1656)
* May 20 – Thomas Sprat, English minister (b. 1635)
* May 28 – Georg Otho, German librarian (b. 1634)
June
* June 11 – Felix Meyer, painter from Switzerland (b. 1653)
July
* July 7 – Henry Compton (bishop), Henry Compton, Bishop of Oxford; Bishop of London (b. 1632)
* July 11 – Joseph Stennett, English Baptist minister and hymnwriter (b. 1663)
* July 25 – Thomas Northmore (politician), Thomas Northmore, English Member of Parliament (b. 1643)
* July 31 – Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (b. 1675)
August
* August 2 – Artus de Lionne, French missionary (b. 1655)
* August 4 – William Cave, English cleric and scholar (b. 1637)
* August 10 – Giovanni Battista Visconti Aicardi, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1644)
* August 15 – Kujō Morotaka, Japanese noble (b. 1688)
* August 19 – Atanasie Anghel, Romanian Greek-Catholic bishop of Alba Iulia (b. 1660)
* August 26 ''(bur.)'' – Denis Papin, French inventor (b. 1647)
September
* September 5 – Ivan Andreyevich Tolstoy, Russian noble (b. 1644)
* September 6 – François-Séraphin Régnier-Desmarais, French diplomat and writer (b. 1632)
* September 8 – Livio Odescalchi, Italian noble (b. 1652)
* September 9
** Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Swiss architect (b. 1645)
** Johannes Voet, Dutch legal scholar (b. 1647)
* September 14 – Ōkubo Tadamasu, daimyo (b. 1656)
* September 15 – Tokugawa Yoshimichi, daimyo (b. 1689)
* September 20 – Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas, Spanish presbyter (b. 1644)
* September 21 – Charles Fox (1660–1713), Charles Fox, English politician (b. 1660)
* September 22 – Yurij Vynnyckyj, Metropolitan of Kiev (b. 1660)
* September 29 – Jacob van Oost the Younger, Flemish Baroque painter (b. 1639)
October
* October 5 – Charles Schomberg, Marquess of Harwich, British Army officer and noble (b. 1683)
* October 14 – Johan de la Faille, Dutch art collector (b. 1628)
* October 15 – Johann Michael Feuchtmayer the Elder, German artist (b. 1666)
* October 17 – Ambrose Crowley, English ironmonger (b. 1658)
* October 18 – Tripo Kokolja, Venetian painter (b. 1661)
* October 20 – Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician (b. 1652)
* October 22 – Sir John Cropley, 2nd Baronet, English politician (b. 1663)
* October 28 – Paolo Lorenzani, Italian composer (b. 1640)
* October 31
** Ferdinando de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, Tuscan prince (b. 1663)
** Salomon van Til, Dutch theologian (b. 1643)
November
* November 2 – Narcissus Marsh, English clergyman (b. 1638)
* November 6 – Franz Karl of Auersperg, Prince of Auersperg, Duke of Münsterberg (b. 1660)
* November 7 – Elizabeth Barry, British actress (b. 1658)
* November 8
** Samuel Angier, English minister (b. 1639)
** Fredrik Bagge, Swedish priest (b. 1646)
* November 9 – Armand Charles de La Porte de La Meilleraye, French general (b. 1632)
* November 17 – Abraham van Riebeeck, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1653)
* November 18 – Charles Hickman, Anglican Bishop of Derry (b. 1648)
* November 20 – Thomas Tompion, British clockmaker (b. 1638)
* November 26 – John Belding, Connecticut politician (b. 1650)
* November 30 – Nishio Tadanari, daimyo (b. 1653)
December
* December 1 – Richard Lowther, 2nd Viscount Lonsdale, English noble (b. 1692)
* December 2 – Gershom Bulkeley, Christian minister, physician, surgeon, magistrate (b. 1636)
* December 3 – Noadiah Russell, one of the clergymen who founded Yale (b. 1659)
* December 4 – François Pétis de la Croix, French orientalist (b. 1653)
* December 5 – Tokugawa Gorōta, daimyo (b. 1711)
* December 14
** Feodosia Alekseyevna of Russia, Tsarevna of Russia (b. 1662)
** Thomas Rymer, English Historiographer royal (b. 1641)
* December 15
** Frederik Johan van Baer, Dutch army commander (b. 1645)
** Carlo Maratta, Italian painter (b. 1625)
* December 17 – Nicolò Beregan, Italian noble and singer (b. 1627)
* December 18 – Frederick Henry, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz-Pegau-Neustadt, German Duke (b. 1668)
* December 31 – Edward Proger, Member of Parliament for Brecknockshire (b. 1621)
* ''date unknown''
** Basil Lazarus III, Syriac Orthodox Church, Syriac Orthodox Maphrian, Maphrian of the East
** Thomas Ellwood, English religious writer (b. 1639)