See: Wikipedia. Events: June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. The Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by royal charter in Edinburgh.
Births: January 26 - Jan van den Houten. May 10 - Anne Robert Turgot, statesman (+ 1781). May 14 - Thomas Gainsborough, artist (+ 1788).
Deaths: March 20 - Sir Isaac Newton, English scientist. May 17 - Empress Catherine I of Russia. June 11 - King George I of Great Britain. December 1 - Aart Lammerse van den Houten. December 20 - François de Vos. Jakob Abbadie - Swiss protestant preacher.