See:
Wikipedia.
Events:
Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope.
Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos.
Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War.
Births:
February 3 -
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, general (+ 1773).
April 19 -
Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
April 19 -
Thomas McKean, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Baptized:
October 22 -
Margarita van den Houten.
Deaths:
March -
Pope Clement XI.
July 18 -
Antoine Watteau, French painter.
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