- December 22
- Birth of Egbert de Vrij Temminck Amsterdam regent. [1]
1701
- January 27
- Birth of Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim AKA Justinus Febronius in Trier; Roman Catholic priest, historian, theologian, author (De Statu Ecclesiae et Legitima Potestate Romani Pontificis ("Concerning the state of the Church and the Legitimate Power of the Roman Pope")). [37]
- March 1
- Birth of Johann Breitinger in Zürich, Switzerland; theologian teacher of classic languages, literary critic (Kritische Dichtkunst (1740)). [37]
- April 27
- Birth of Charles Emanuel I King of Sardinia. [1]
- May 31
- Birth of Alexander Cruden compiler of a concordance to King James Bible. [1]
- July 15
- Birth of Pierre Joubert became oldest known Canadian (113 years 124 days at death). [1]
- November 27
- Birth of Anders Celsius in Sweden; scientist, inventor (centigrade temperature scale). [1] [5]
1702
- March 25
- Birth of Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst Dutch silk merchant (Teyler's Museum). [1]
- June 26
- Birth of Dr Philip Doddridge England, nonconformist clergyman. [1]
- December 22
- Birth of Jean E Liotard [Turk] Swiss painter (Madame d'Epinay). [1]
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1703
- March 24
- Birth of José F de Isla [Francisco de Salazar], Spanish Jesuit/writer. [1]
- April 16
- Birth of Caffarelli [Gaetano Majorano] Italian castra singer/duke. [1]
- June 17
- Birth of John Wesley cofounded Methodist movement/author. [1]
- October 5
- Birth of Jonathan Edwards US, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin). [1]
1704
- July 15
- Birth of August Gottlieb Spangenberg founder of Moravian Church in N America. [1]
- July 16
- Birth of John Kay England, machinist, invented flying shuttle. [1]
- December 8
- Birth of Anton de Haen medical expert (Ratio Medendi). [1]
1705
- January 14
- Birth of Jean-Baptiste C Bouvet de Lozier/Lozier-Bouvet Governor (Reunion Island). [1]
- January 24
- Birth of Farinelli "Carlo Broschi" Andria Italy, castrato. [1]
- February 22
- Birth of Peter Arctedius [Artedi], Swedish biologist. [1]
- September 24
- Birth of Graf Joseph Leopold von Daun in Vienna, Austria; Austrian commander during the Seven Year's War with Prussia (1756-1763). He undertook extensive reorganization of Austria's military and upgraded its power substantially. [37]
- October 23
- Birth of Maximilin Reichsgraf Browne in Basel, Switzerland; Austrian field marshal during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and The Seven Years' War (1756-1763). [37]
1706
- January 17
- Birth of Benjamin Franklin in Boston, Massachusetts; published Poor Richard's Almanac under name Richard Saunders, founded Philadelphia Library, Postmaster of Philadelphia, discovered identity of lightning with electric fluid, member of Royal Society, signed Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France 1776-85, signed treaty ending Revolutionary War. [1] [129] [958.831] [1395.39]
- January 28
- Birth of John Baskerville English printer (typeface inventor). [1]
- June 10
- Birth of John Dollond owner of first patent for achromatic lens. [1]
- December 17
- Birth of Gabrielle Châtelet [La belle Emilie] French writer (Voltaire). [1]
1707
- February 14
- Birth of Claude-Prosper J de Crébillon French writer (Le sopha). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Claude Prosper Paris France, novelist. [1]
- February 25
- Birth of Carlo Goldoni Italy, lawyer/playwright (Belisario, Love of the 3 Oranges). [1]
- March 7
- Birth of Stephen Hopkins (Governor-Rhode Island) signed Declaration of Independence. [1]
- April 15
- Birth of Leonhard Euler in Basel, Switzerland; mathematician of the Berlin Academy, writer (Introductio in analysin infinitorum (1748), Institutiones calculi differentialis (1755), calculi integralis (1770)). He made significant contributions to geometry, calculus, mechanics and number theory as well as observational astronomy. [1] [37]
- April 22
- Birth of Henry Fielding in England; novelist (Joseph Andrews, Tom Jones). [1] [5]
- May 23
- Birth of Carolus Linnaeus Swedish botanist/"Father of Taxonomy" (naming plants and animals). [1]
- November 7
- Birth of Johann Julius Hecker in Werden, Germany; developed secondary schools ("Realschule"), opening the first in 1747 in Berlin. [37]
- December 18
- Birth of Charles Wesley co-founder (Methodist movement). [1]
1708
- January 30
- Birth of Georg D Ehret German/English cartoonist. [1]
- February 9
- Birth of Egidio Romoaldo Duni composer (opéra-comique). [1]
- April 23
- Birth of Friedrich von Hagedorn in Hamburg, Germany; Anacreontic poet (Versuch in poetischen Fabeln und Erzählungen (1738), Oden und Lieder (3 volumes, 1742-1752)). [1] [37]
- October 16
- Birth of Albrecht von Haller in Bern, Switzerland; biologist, professor of medicine, anatomy, and surgery at the University of Göttingen, first to understand the system of respiration, demonstrated the function of nerves, writer (Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani, 8 volumes). [1] [37]
- November 15
- Birth of William Pitt the Elder (Whig) Great Britain Prime Minister (1756-61, 1766-68) 'Great Commoner'. [1]
- December 8
- Birth of Francis I Holy Roman emperor (1745-1765). [1]
1709
- January 1
- Birth of Johann H H Bütz German/Dutch organ builder. [1]
- March 3
- Birth of Andreas Sigismund Marggraf in Berlin, Germany; chemist, director of the chemical laboratory of the German Academy of Sciences in Berlin from 1704-1760, discovered that there is a sugar in beets which is identical to that in sugar cane. [37]
- September 18
- Birth of Dr Samuel Johnson writer (Boswell's tour guide). [1]
- December 18
- Birth of Elizabeth empress of Russia (to Peter the Great and Catherine I). [1]
- December 27
- Birth of Pieter de Swart Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague). [1]
- December 29
- Birth of Elisabeth Petrovna tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great. [1]
1710
- January 4
- Birth of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Italian composer (Il Prigioniero Superbo). [1]
- February 1
- Birth of Konrad E Ackermann German actor (Die Oberpfalz). [1]
- February 15
- Birth of Louis XV the Well-Beloved Versailles, King of France (1715-74). [1]
- February 21
- Birth of Willem van Haren Frisian nobleman/poet (Human Life). [1]
- March 12
- Birth of Thomas Augustine Arne English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia). [1]
- April 14
- Birth of Marie A C de Camargo Spanish/Italian/Belgian dancer. [1]
- May 14
- Birth of Adolf Frederik king of Sweden (1751-70). [1]
- May 23
- Birth of François-Gaspard Adam French sculptor (garden sculptures). [1]
- November 8
- Birth of Sarah Frelding in East Stour in Dorset, England; writer (The Governess (1749)). [1458.52]
- November 22
- Birth of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach composer, son of JS Bach (Sinfonias 64). [1]
1711
- April 2
- Birth of Jan Punt Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool). [1]
- April 26
- Birth of David Hume England, empiricist/philosopher (Treatise of Human Nature). [1]
- September 6
- Birth of Heinrich Melchior Muhlenberg founder of US Lutheran church. [1]
- October 17
- Birth of Jupiter Hammon first American black to publish poetry (Complete Works). [1]
1712
- January 24
- Birth of Frederick II (the Great), king of Prussia (1740-86). [1]
- Birth of Georg F Schmidt German engraver/etcher. [1]
- February 8
- Birth of L Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Véran French General in America. [1]
- February 28
- Birth of Louis Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Véran France, General. [1]
- June 28
- Birth of Jean Jacques Rousseau France, social contractor (Confessions). [1]
- October 14
- Birth of George Grenville British Prime Minister (1763-65). [1]
- December 11
- Birth of Francesco Algarotti Italian earl/encyclopedic (Viaggio in Russia). [1]
- December 12
- Birth of Charles Alexander Duke of Lotharingen. [1]
1713
- January 2
- Birth of Mademoiselle Dumesnil Paris, tragic actress (Racine's Phadre, Hermione). [1]
- March 15
- Birth of Nicolas Louis de Lacaille astronomer who mapped the Southern Hemisphere. [1]
- March 21
- Birth of Francis Lewis signed Declaration of Independence. [1]
- April 2
- Birth of Onno Zwier van Haren Frisian poet (Fatherland). [1]
- April 21
- Birth of Louis Duke de Noailles marshal of France. [1]
- May 25
- Birth of John Stuart third earl of Bute, English premier (1760-63). [1]
- September 23
- Birth of Ferdinand VI king of Spain (1746-59). [1]
- October 5
- Birth of Denis Diderot France, encyclopedist (Dictionnaire Encyclopédique). [1]
- November 24
- Birth of Father Junipero Serra had a mission in California. [1]
- Birth of Laurence Sterne Ireland, novelist/satirist (Tristram Shandy). [1]
1714
- January 1
- Birth of Kristijonas Donelaitis Lutheran pastor, Lithuanian poet (The Seas). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of Jean B Pigalle French sculptor (Child with Bird Cage). [1]
- March 8
- Birth of Carl Phillip Imanuel Bach to Johann Sebastian and Maria Bach in Weimar (Germany); harpsichordist to Friedrich II of Prussia, music director in Hamburg, composer, author (Versuch über die wahre Art das Klavier zu spielen book). [37]
- July 2
- Birth of Christoph Gluck in Erasbach (Germany); opera writer (Orfeo ed Eurydice, Alceste, Iphigenie en Tauride). [37]
- December 24
- Birth of Rainieri De Calzabigi Italian's literary (first European Lottery). [1]
1715
- March 7
- Birth of Ewald Christian von Kleist German lyric poet (Der Frühling). [1]
- April 3
- Birth of John Hanson Port Tobacco Maryland, first US President under Articles of Confederation. [1]
- July 4
- Birth of Christian Gellert Saxony, poet, novelist (Fables and Tales). [1]
- December 8
- Birth of John Althuysen Frisian vicar/poet (Frisianche rymlery). [1]
1716
- January 15
- Birth of Philip Livingston merchant (signed Declaration of Independence). [1]
- January 20
- Birth of Carlos III king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits. [1]
- Birth of Jean-Jacques Barthélemy French historical writer (Greek Antiquity). [1]
- January 26
- Birth of George Sackville Germain first Viscount Sackville. [1]
- March 19
- Birth of Guillaume Coustou Junior French sculptor (Mausolée du Dauphin). [1]
- May 29
- Birth of Louis J M Daubenton French zoologist. [1]
- December 24
- Birth of Patrice F earl De Nény South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council. [1]
- December 26
- Birth of Thomas Gray English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard). [1]
1717
- January 28
- Birth of Mustapha III Sultan of Turkey (1757-74). [1]
- January 29
- Birth of Jeffrey Amherst English Governor-General of America/field marshal. [1]
- February 19
- Birth of David Garrick actor/producer/writer (Aboan-Oroonoko). [1]
- May 13
- Birth of Maria Theresa Valperga Amerlia Christina in Vienna, Austria, daughter of the Holy Roman emperor, Karl VI; Empress of Austria (wife of emperor Franz I), queen of Hungary and Bohemia. [37] [494.60] [1065.1526]
- September 24
- Birth of Horace Walpole England, writer (The Castle of Otranto). [1]
- November 17
- Birth of Jean d'Alembert Fr, mathematician/philosopher (Traité de Dynamique). [1]
- December 9
- Birth of Johann J Winckelmann German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art). [1]
- December 25
- Birth of Pius VI [Giovanni A Braschi] Italy, Pope (1775-99). [1]
1718
- April 26
- Birth of Esek Hopkins US, first commander-in-chief (US Navy). [1]
- May 16
- Birth of Maria G Agnesi in Italy; mathematician, curves: x²y=a²(a-y). [1]
- June 5
- Birth of Thomas Chippendale England, furniture maker (baptized). [1]
- November 3
- Birth of John Montague fourth Earl of Sandwich, inventor (sandwich). [1]
1719
- January 30
- Birth of Magnus G Lichtwer German writer (Äsopischer Fabeln). [1]
- March 30
- Birth of John Hawkins England, wrote first history of music. [1]
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