Jonathan Swift, Engl, satirist (Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal)

Birth

Roman Catholics banned from English parliament

Event

Andries de Graeff, mayor of Amsterdam (1657..71), dies at 67

Death

Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45

Death

Christoph Forster, composer

Birth

Marcello Malpighi, father of microscopic anatomy, dies

Death

Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway

Birth

Turkey declares war on Russia

Event

Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75

Death

King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]

Event

Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/IJsselstein go on Gregoria calendar

Event

Nicolas de Grigny, composer, dies at 31

Death

Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36

Death

Jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver

Birth

Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die

Event

States of Holland forbid Free Masonry

Event

Dutch State of Zealand declare governorship hereditary for women

Event

Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny

Event

Johann Baptist Schenk, composer

Birth

Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Sch„ferfest), dies at 63

Death

Dieudonne Raick, composer, dies at 61

Death

Franz Xaver Gerl, composer

Birth

Capt Cook begins 3rd and last trip to Pacific (South Sea)

Event

Jean-Marie Leclair, composer, dies at 74

Death

Britain signs agreement recognizing US independence

Event