Year 1724 (MDCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Explorations 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island. The year 1724 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Jan van Huysum paints "Bouquet of Flowers in an Urn" ( see image) The year 1724 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Births Christopher Anstey Frances Brooke July 2 &mdash The year 1724 in music involved some significant events Events Johann Sebastian Bach begins his Mass in B minor. The year 1724 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Incumbents Monarch - George I of Great Britain Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1723 state leaders - Events of 1724 - 1725 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - António de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho, Governor of Angola ( 1722 - 1725) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter BA) such as 2000. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter ED) such as 1992. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1724

January - June

• January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Philip V of Spain ( December 19, 1683 - July 9, 1746) born Philippe de France, Fils de France and duc d'Anjou
• January 28 - The Saint Petersburg State University was established. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Saint Petersburg State University ( Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian federal state-owned higher
• February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London
• May 29 - Pope Benedict XIII, born Pierro Orsini, succeeds Pope Innocent XIII as the 245th pope. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Giulio Cesare in Egitto ( Julius Caesar in Egypt) (HWV 17 is an Italian Opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Pope Benedict XIII ( February 2, 1649 &ndash February 21, 1730) born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini Pope Innocent XIII ( May 13, 1655 &ndash March 7, 1724) was pope from 1721 until his death History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and

Blenheim Palace completed. Blenheim Palace  is a large and Monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.

• June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Partitioned Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

July - December

• July 27 - Wild Peter of Hanover captured near Helpensen in Hanover. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Hanover (i ( haˈnoːfɐ on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony ( Niedersachsen
• November 11 - Joseph Blake (alias Blueskin), highwayman, is hanged in London. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Joseph "Blueskin" Blake ( baptised 31 October 1700 - 11 November 1724) was an 18th century English Highwayman
• November 16
  • Jack Sheppard hanged in London. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724 was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th-century London.
  • Willem Mons, lover of Catherine I of Russia, is executed and his head preserved in alcohol. Willem Mons (1688 in Russia - 1724 was the brother of Peter the Great 's mistress Anna Mons who later served as private secretary to his wife Catherine Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later

Undated

• China expels foreign missionaries. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• Blenheim Palace construction is completed. Blenheim Palace  is a large and Monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. It is presented as a gift to the Duke of Marlborough for his involvement in the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. The Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, ˈmɔrlbrə " Maul bruh" is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of The Battle of Blenheim (referred to in some countries as the Second Battle of Höchstädt) fought on 13 August 1704 was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• Catherine I is officially named czarina by her husband, Peter the Great, in Russia. Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later
• The Austrian Netherlands agree to the Pragmatic Sanction. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands A pragmatic sanction is a sovereign's solemn decree on a matter of primary importance and has the force of fundamental law
• Mahmud of Afghanistan goes insane. Mahmud or Mahmoud ( is the Transliteration of an Arabic given name that comes from the Arabic Triconsonantal root of Ḥ-M-D ("praise" Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
• Longman, the oldest publishing house in England, is founded. Longman was a publishing company founded in London, England in 1724 Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

Births

• January 24 - Frances Brooke, English writer (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Shōtoku and before Gembun. This period spanned the years from 1716 through 1736. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Frances Moore Brooke ( 12 January, 1724 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist, Essayist, Playwright 1789)
• February 16 - Christopher Gadsden, American statesman
• February 28 - George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend, British field marshal (d. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Christopher Gadsden (1724&ndash1805 a soldier and statesman from South Carolina, was the principal leader of the South Carolina Patriot movement in the American Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend PC ( 28 February, 1724 &ndash 14 September, 1807) known as the Viscount Townshend 1807)
• February 29 - Eva Marie Veigel, ballet dancer known as La Violette (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Eva Marie Veigel (also Eva Maria Violette, with variants Eva Maria and Ava-Maria) ( February 29, 1724, Vienna - October 1822)
• April 12 - Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Lyman Hall (April 12 1724 October 19 1790 was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia. 1790)
• April 22 - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Immanuel Kant (ɪmanuəl kant 22 April 1724 12 February 1804 was an 18th-century German Philosopher from the Prussian city of Königsberg 1804)
• April 29 - John Michell, English scientist and geologist (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. John Michell ( December 25, 1724 – April 29, 1793) was an English natural philosopher and Geologist, whose work spanned 1793)
• May 7 - Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser, Alsatian-born Austrian general (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Dagobert Sigismund Count de Wurmser ( May 7, 1724 &ndash August 22, 1797 in Vienna) was an Austrian Field marshal 1797)
• May 19 - Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, British admiral and politician (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Augustus John Hervey 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC ( 19 May 1724 – 23 December 1779) was a British admiral and politician 1779)
• June 8 - John Smeaton, English civil engineer (d. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable This article is about the 18th century civil engineer For the baggage handler involved in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport attack, see John Smeaton (baggage 1792)
• July 2 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (ˈklɔpʃtɔk July 2, 1724 &ndash March 14, 1803) was a German Poet. 1803)
• July 31 - Noël François de Wailly, French lexicographer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Noël François de Wailly ( July 31, 1724 &ndash April 7, 1801) French Grammarian and Lexicographer, was born 1801)
• August 23 - Abraham Yates, American Continental Congressman (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Abraham Yates (1724 &ndash 1796 was an American lawyer and civil servant from Albany New York. 1796)
• August 25 - George Stubbs, English painter (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the George Stubbs (born in Liverpool on August 25, 1724 &ndash died in London July 10, 1806) was a British 1806)
• August 27 - John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-born Continental Congressman (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin ( August 27, 1724 &ndash July 23, 1781) was an American pastor 1781)
• September 3 - Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, British soldier and Governor of Quebec (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Guy Carleton 1st Baron Dorchester, KB ( Strabane, Co Tyrone Ireland September 3, 1722 &ndash November 10, 1808 Stubbings 1808)
• October 31 - Christopher Anstey, English writer (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Christopher Anstey ( October 31, 1724 &ndash August 3, 1805) was an English writer and poet 1805)
• December 12 - Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, British admiral (d. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian For other related uses see Admiral Hood Samuel Hood 1st Viscount Hood ( 12 December 1724 &ndash 27 January 1816)
• December 13 - Franz Aepinus, German scientist (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Franz Ulrich Theodor Aepinus ( December 13, 1724 &ndash August 10, 1802) was a German natural Philosopher, was born at 1802)
• December 18 - Louise of Great Britain, queen of Frederick V of Denmark (d. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Louise of Great Britain ( 7 December 1724 – 19 December 1751) was the youngest surviving daughter of George II and Caroline Frederick V (31 March 1723 – 13 January 1766 was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746 son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of 1751)
• December 24 - Johann Conrad Ammann, Swiss physician and naturalist (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Johann Conrad Ammann ( December 24, 1724, Schaffhausen &ndash October 11, 1811, Schaffhausen) was a Swiss physician naturalist 1811)
• December 30 - Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée ( December 30, 1724 &ndash June 19, 1805) was a French painter, a pupil of Carlo Vanloo 1805)

Deaths

• February 12 - Elkanah Settle, English writer (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Elkanah Settle ( January 1, 1648 &ndash February 12, 1724) was an English Poet and Playwright. 1648)
• March 7 - Pope Innocent XIII (b. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Pope Innocent XIII ( May 13, 1655 &ndash March 7, 1724) was pope from 1721 until his death 1655)
• March 15 - Marie Jeanne of Savoy-Nemours, Regent of Savoy (born 1644)
• March 19 - Lewis Watson, 1st Earl of Rockingham, politician (born 1655)
• May 3 - John Leverett the Younger, American President of Harvard (b. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours ( 11 April, 1644 &ndash 15 March, 1724) was Regent of Savoy from 1675 to 1684 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Lewis Watson 1st Earl of Rockingham ( 29 December 1655 – 19 March 1724) was an English peer and politician Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João John Leverett ( August 25, 1662 &ndash May 3, 1724) was an early American Lawyer, politician and educator 1662)
• May 21 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (b. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ( 5 December 1661 &ndash 21 May 1724) was an English statesman of the Stuart 1661)
• June 15 - Henry Sacheverell, English churchman and politician (b. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Henry Sacheverell (1674 &ndash 15 June 1724) was an English churchman and politician 1674)
• October 2 - François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (b. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule François Timoléon abbé de Choisy ( October 2, 1644 &ndash October 2, 1724) was a French Author. 1644)
• October 29 - William Wollaston, English philosophical writer (b. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II William Wollaston ( 26 March 1659 – 29 October 1724) was an English philosophical writer 1659)
• November 11 - Joseph "Blueskin" Blake, English highwayman (executed) (b. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Joseph "Blueskin" Blake ( baptised 31 October 1700 - 11 November 1724) was an 18th century English Highwayman c. 1700)
• November 16 - Jack Sheppard, English criminal (executed) (b. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724 was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th-century London. 1702)
• November 18 - Bartolomeu de Gusmão, Portuguese naturalist (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Bartolomeu de Gusmão, born Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (1685 Santos São Paulo Brazil – November 18, 1724, Toledo 1685)
• November 24 - Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Ernst Ludwig I Duke of Saxe-Meiningen ( 7 October 1672 - 24 November 1724) was a duke of Saxe-Meiningen 1672)
• December 27 - Thomas Guy, English philanthropist (b. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Thomas Guy (1644-1724 was a British bookseller speculator and de facto founder of Guy's Hospital, London Early life Thomas Guy was born a son of a lighterman 1644)