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EVENTS

Sir Samuel Garth , poet and royal physician, is knighted by King George I Of Great Britain

NEW BOOKS

''A General History of Trade'' - Daniel Defoe

''The Shepherd's Week'' - John Gay

''Monadologia'' - Gottfried Leibniz

''The Tragedy of Jane Shore '' (play) - Nicholas Rowe

''Crisis'' by Richard Steele

BIRTHS

January 1 - Kristijonas Donelaitis , poet

April 14 - Adam Gib , theologian

November 13 - William Shenstone , English poet (d. 1763)

DEATHS

June 22 - Matthew Henry , Biblical commentator

''date unknown'' - Charles Davenant , economist, son of Sir William Davenant

''date unknown'' - Antonio Magliabecchi , librarian