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Year 1719 (MDCCXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common 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 " This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting 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 Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. The year 1719 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Antoine Watteau, Pierrot Births May The year 1719 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Thomas D'Urfey, Wit and Mirth or Pills to Purge Melancholy Isaac Watts, Psalms This article lists the most significant events and works of the year 1719 in music. The year 1719 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1718 in Canada, other events of 1719, 1720 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George I of Great Britain Events 28 April - a Peerage Bill proposed by 1718 state leaders - Events of 1719 - 1720 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Henrique de Figueiredo e Alarcão, Governor of Angola ( 1717 - 1722) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) 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
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Events of 1719
January 23: Liechtenstein. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland
June 10: Battle of Glen Shiel. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Battle of Glen Shiel ( Scottish Gaelic:) was a battle in Glen Shiel, in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719
January - June
- January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor A principality (or princedom) is a monarchical feudatory or Sovereign state, ruled or reigned over by a monarch with the title of Prince The Principality of Liechtenstein (Fürstentum Liechtenstein) is a tiny doubly landlocked Alpine country in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in
- February 20 - First Treaty of Stockholm
- April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment The Age of Liberty (Frihetstiden is the half a century long experiment with a Parliamentary system and increasing Civil Rights in the period from Charles Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (of York Mariner Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America near the Mouth
- June 4 - At the Battle of Osel Island, a Russian naval force defeats the Swedish fleet. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Battle of Osel Island took place on May 24 1719, during the Great Northern War.
- June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel is fought. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem The Battle of Glen Shiel ( Scottish Gaelic:) was a battle in Glen Shiel, in the West Highlands of Scotland on 10 June 1719
July - December
- December 22 - Andrew Bradford publishes the American Weekly Mercury, Pennsylvania's first newspaper. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Andrew Bradford (1686 – November 24 1742) was an early American printer in colonial Philadelphia.
Undated
- Prussia conducts Europe's first systematic census. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population
- Miners in Falun, Sweden find the apparently petrified body of Fet-Mats Israelsson in an unused part of the copper mine. Falun (ˈfɑːlʉn is a city in Dalarna, central Sweden, the seat of Falun Municipality and the capital of Dalarna County "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Fet-Mats Israelsson (? - 1677 was a "petrified man" found in 1719
- France declares war on Spain. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- Raine's Foundation School, Bethnal Green, opens in Wapping (opened by Henry Raine). Raine's Foundation School is a Church of England Voluntary Aided school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Bethnal Green is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the East End of London. Wapping (pronounced 'Wopping' is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London.
Ongoing events
- Great Northern War (1700-1721)
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1719 MDCCXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2472 |
| Armenian calendar | 1168 ԹՎ ՌՃԿԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -125 – -124 |
| Berber calendar | 2669 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2263 |
| Burmese calendar | 1081 |
| Chinese calendar | 4355/4415-11-11 (戊戌年十一月十一日) — to —
4356/4416-11-21(己亥年十一月廿一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1435 – 1436 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1711 – 1712 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5479 – 5480 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1774 – 1775 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1641 – 1642 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4820 – 4821 |
| Holocene calendar | 11719 |
| Iranian calendar | 1097 – 1098 |
| Islamic calendar | 1131 – 1132 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 4 (享保4年) |
| Korean calendar | 4052 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2262 |
- January 2 - Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder and merchant (died 1797)
- January 3
- Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (died 1773)
- Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, Archbishop of Mainz (died 1802)
- January 17 - William Vernon, American merchant (died 1806)
- January 22 - Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge (died 1769)
- January 23 - John Landen, English mathematician (died 1790)
- January 28 - Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (died 1749)
- March 4 - George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (died 1777)
- March 13 - John Griffin Whitwell, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, British field marshal (died 1797)
- April 2 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (died 1803)
- April 9 - Sir Edward Blackett, 4th Baronet, English politician (died 1804)
- April 24 - Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti, Italian literary critic (died 1789)
- May 30 - Roger Newdigate, English politician (died 1806)
- June 28 - Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French statesman (died 1785)
- July 4 - Michel-Jean Sedaine, French dramatist (died 1797)
- August 4 - Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (died 1767)
- August 20
- Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (died 1783)
- Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (died 1791)
- August 25 - Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (died 1795)
- September 6 - Somerset Hamilton Butler, 1st Earl of Carrick (died 1754)
- September 11 - Tanuma Okitsugu, Japanese government official (died 1788)
- September 27 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (died 1800)
- October 13 - Marco Coltellini, Italian librettist (died 1777)
- October 17 - Jacques Cazotte, French writer (died 1792)
- October 20 - Gottfried Achenwall, German statistician (died 1772)
- November 6 - Louis-Antoine Caraccioli, French writer (died 1803)
- November 14 - Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer (died 1787)
- November 23 - Spranger Barry, Irish actor (died 1777)
- November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (died 1772)
- December 15 - Ludwig IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (died 1742)
- date unknown
- William Bradford, American revolutionary and printer (d. The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 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 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat ( 2 January 1719 &ndash 18 November 1797) was one of the most important shipbuilders and merchants of the Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Francisco José Freire (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku ʒuˈzɛ ˈfɾɐjɾ(ɨ ( January 3, 1719 &ndash July 5, 1773) Portuguese Historian Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friedrich Karl Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Erthal ( 1719-01-03 - 1802-07-25) was Electoral prince and archbishop of Mainz from 1774-07-18 Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca William Vernon ( January 17, 1719 &ndash December 22, 1806) of Newport Rhode Island was a New England trader who played Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Henry Paget 2nd Earl of Uxbridge ( 22 January 1719 &ndash 16 November 1769) was a British nobleman Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor John Landen ( 23 January 1719 &ndash 15 January 1790) was an English Mathematician, He was born at Peakirk 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 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Johann Elias Schlegel ( January 17, 1719 Meissen - August 13, 1749) was a German Critic and dramatic Poet Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth George Pigot Baron Pigot Bt ( 4 March 1719 &ndash 11 May 1777) was the British governor of Madras ( India) Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. John Griffin Whitwell 4th Baron Howard de Walden 1st Baron Braybrooke, KB ( March 13, 1719 &ndash May 25, 1797) was a British Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim ( April 2, 1719 &ndash February 18, 1803) was a German Poet. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Sir Edward Blackett 4th Baronet ( 9 April 1719 &ndash 3 February 1804) was a baronet and member of the British House of Commons for Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Giuseppe Marc'Antonio Baretti ( April 24, 1719 - May 5, 1789) was an Italian literary critic born at Turin. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Sir Roger Newdigate 5th Baronet (30 May 1719 &ndash 23 November 1806 was an English politician and collector of antiquities Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Étienne-François duc de Choiseul ( June 28, 1719 &mdash May 8, 1785) was a French military officer diplomat and statesman Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Michel-Jean Sedaine ( July 4, 1719 &ndash May 17, 1797) French dramatist was born at Paris. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Johann Gottlob Lehmann may refer to Johann Gottlob Lehmann (scientist ((1719–1767 German scientist and geologist Johann Gottlob Lehmann Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Christian Mayer ( August 20, 1719 &ndash April 16, 1783) was an Czech Astronomer and Teacher. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles-François de Broglie marquis de Ruffec ( 19 August 1719 &ndash Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 16 August 1781) second son of Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo ( August 25, 1719 &ndash November 15, 1795) was a French painter of allegorical scenes Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Somerset Hamilton Butler 1st Earl of Carrick PC ( 6 September 1719 &ndash 15 April 1754) known as Somerset Butler 7th Viscount Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul ( September 11, 1719, Edo, Japan - August 25, 1788, Edo was a Rōjū (government official Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Abraham Gotthelf Kästner was a German Mathematician and Epigrammatist He was known in his professional life for writing textbooks and compiling encyclopedias Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Marco Coltellini ( 13 October 1719 — 1777 was an Italian Opera librettist and printer. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Jacques Cazotte ( October 17, 1719 &ndash September 25, 1792) was a French Author. 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 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Gottfried Achenwall ( 20 October 1719 - 1 May 1772) was a German philosopher and Statistician. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Marquis Louis-Antoine Caraccioli ( November 6, 1719 -1803 was a prolific French Writer, Poet, Historian, and Biographer 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Johann Georg Leopold Mozart ( November 14, 1719 &ndash May 28, 1787) was a composer conductor teacher and violinist Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Spranger Barry ( November 23, 1719 &ndash January 10, 1777) British Actor, was born in Dublin, the son of a Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha ( 30 November 1719 – 8 February 1772) was Princess of Wales between 1736 and 1751 and Dowager Princess Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt ( German: Ludwig) ( December 15, 1719 &ndash May 13, 1790) was the Landgrave of Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Bradford (1719 &ndash September 25, 1791) was a printer soldier and leader during the American Revolution from Philadelphia. 1791)
- Dominic Serres, French-born painter (d. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dominic Serres (1719 &ndash 1793 also known as Dominic Serres the Elder was a French -born painter strongly associated with the English school of painting 1793)
- Thomas Sheridan, Irish actor (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Sheridan (1719 &ndash August 14, 1788) was an Irish stage Actor, an Educator, and a major proponent of the elocution movement 1788)
Deaths
- January 15 - Tikhon Streshnev, Russian boyar (born 1649)
- March 1 - Richard Ingoldesby, British soldier and colonial governor
- April 7 - Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, French educational reformer (born 1651)
- April 15 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (born 1635)
- April 21 - Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1640)
- May 17 - Laurentius Christophori Hornæus, Swedish witch hunter (born 1645)
- May 29 - Sir Alexander Seton, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge
- June 17 - Joseph Addison, English politician and writer (born 1672)
- July 5
- Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, Irish general (born 1641)
- Samuel Schotten, rabbi (born 1644)
- July 17 - Elinor James, British pamphleteer (born 1644)
- July 22 - Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole, Italian painter and engraver (born 1654)
- September 7 - John Harris (writer), English writer (born c. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Tikhon Nikitich Streshnev (Тихон Никитич Стрешнев (1649 &ndash 15 January, 1719, St Petersburg) was a Russian Boyar Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Richard Ingoldesby (? - March 1 1719) was a British army officer and Lieutenant governor of both New Jersey and New Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (John Baptist de La Salle (born 30 April 1651 in Reims; died 7 April 1719 in Saint-Yon Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Françoise d'Aubigné Scarron Marquise de Maintenon ( November 27, 1635 - April 15, 1719) was the Morganatic second wife of King Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire or Phillipe de La Hire) ( March 18, 1640 — April 21, 1718) was a French Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Laurentius Christophori Hornaeus ( 1645 - May 17, 1719) also known as Lars Christophri Hornæus, was a minister and witch hunter in Torsåker Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sir Alexander Seton of Pitmedden 1st Baronet Lord Pitmedden, (d Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Joseph Addison (May 1 1672 – June 17 1719 was an English essayist and Poet. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Meinhardt Schomberg 3rd Duke of Schomberg 1st Duke of Leinster KG ( 30 June 1641, Köln am Rhein ( Cologne) &ndash 5 July 1719 Rabbi Shmuel Schotten HaCohen ( 1644 - 5 July 1719) known as the Mharsheishoch, became Rabbi of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Elinor James ( 1644 - July 17, 1719) was a British printer and controversialist who used her own printing press to address public concerns Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole ( 10 December 1654 – 22 July 1719) was an Italian painter and engraver from Bologna, active Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. John Harris (c 1666 - September 7, 1719) was an English writer 1666)
- September 21 - Johann Heinrich Acker, German writer (born 1647)
- September 27 - George Smalridge, English Bishop of Bristol (born 1662)
- October 27 - François Baert, Belgian hagiographer (born 1651)
- November 8 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (born 1652)
- December 2 - Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (born 1634)
- November 26 - John Hudson, English classical scholar (born 1662)
- December 31 - John Flamsteed, English astronomer (born 1646)
- date unknown
- Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (born 1667)
- Robert Clicquot, French organ builder (born 1645)
- André Raison, French composer and organist (born 1650)
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