Events
Births
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February 17 - Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff , master builder (d. 1753)
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March 23 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
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May 13 - Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese prime minister
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November 2 - Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter (d. 1779)
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December 10 - King Christian VI of Denmark
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Pierre Subleyras, French painter (d. 1749)
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Robert Blair, Scottish poet and cleric (d. 1746)
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Johann Adolf Hasse, German composer (d. 1783)
- Joseph Gibbs , English organist and composer (d. 1788)
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John Dyer, Welsh poet, painter, and cleric (d. 1758)
- Marie Thérèse Geoffrin , French scholar (d. 1777)
- Ferdinando Fuga , Italian architect (d. 1781)
- Jacob Adlung , German organist and scholar (d. 1762)
Deaths