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- January 19 - William Congreve , English playwright (b. 1670 )
- January 31 - Jakob Roggeveen , Dutch explorer (b. 1659 )
- March 2 - Francesco Bianchini , Italain philosopher and scientist (b. 1662 )
- March 21 - John Law , Scottish economist (b. 1671 )
- May 17 - Catherine I Of Russia
- May 17 - Samuel Clarke , English philosopher (b. 1675 )
- July 16 - Johann David Heinichen , German composer (b. 1683 )
- August 5 - Thomas Newcomen , English inventor (b. 1663 )
- September 3 - Jean Hardouin , French scholar (b. 1646 )
- October 9 - Richard Blackmore , English physician and writer (b. 1654 )
- December 1 - Giacomo F. Maraldi , French-Italian astronomer (b. 1665 )
- December 13 - Anthony Collins , English philosopher (b. 1676 )
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