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| align="center" colspan=2 | 1680s 1690s - 1700s ''' - 1710s 1720s 1730s
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| align="center" | - 18th Century ''' - 19th Century
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Events
Births
- January 27 - Johann Nikolaus Von Hontheim , German historian and theologian (d. 1790 )
- January 28 - Charles Marie De La Condamine , French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774 )
- February 14 - Enrique Florez , Spanish historian (d. 1773 )
- March 18 - Niclas Sahlgren , Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776 )
- April 27 - King Charles Emmanuel III Of Sardinia (d. 1773 )
- May 14 - William Emerson , English mathematician (d. 1782 )
- August 4 - Thomas Blackwell , Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757 )
- October 15 - Marie-Marguerite D'Youville , Canadian saint (d. 1771 )
- October 18 - Charles Le Beau , French historian (d. 1778 )
- November 5 - Pietro Longhi , Venetian painter (d. 1785 )
- November 27 - Anders Celsius , Swedish astronomer (d. 1744 )
Deaths
- January 14 - Tokugawa Mitsukuni , Japanese warlord (b. 1628 )
- March 15 - Jean Renaud De Segrais , French writer (b. 1624 )
- April 4 - Joseph Haines , English entertainer and author
- April 21 - Asano Naganori , Japanese warlord (b. 1667 )
- May 23 - Captain Kidd , Scottish pirate (b. 1645 )
- June 2 - Madeleine De Scudéry , French writer (b. 1607 )
- July 7 - William Stoughton , American judge at the Salem witch trials (b. 1631 )
- August 20 - Charles Sedley , English playwright
- August 22 - John Granville, 1st Earl Of Bath , English royalist statesman (b. 1628 )
- September 15 - Edmé Boursault , French writer (b. 1638 )
- September 16 - King James II Of England / James VII Of Scotland (b. 1633 )
- October 3 - Joseph Williamson , English politican (b. 1633 )
- November 5 - Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl Of Macclesfield , French-born English politician
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