The 1710s

1715

Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (died 1767)

Franz Sparry was a composer of the Baroque period.

Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (died 1767)

1715

Richard Graves, English minister and author (died 1804)

Richard Graves was an English cleric, poet, and novelist. He is remembered especially for his picaresque novel The Spiritual Quixote (1773).

Richard Graves, English minister and author (died 1804)

1715

Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (died 1739)

Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach was a German musician. It is not known whether he composed, and his career as an organist is not in itself notable, but his life throws light on his …

Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (died 1739)

1715

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (died 1794)

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, comte de Lyonnais was a French cardinal and diplomat. He was the sixth member elected to occupy Seat 3 of the Académie française in 1744. Bern…

François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (died 1794)

1715

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661)

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was a British politician and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifa…

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661)

1714

Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797)

Anton Raaff was a German tenor from Gelsdorf near Bonn.

Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797)

1714

Nathaniel Lawrence, English politician (born c

Nathaniel Lawrence was an English politician who served as MP for Colchester in 1685.

Nathaniel Lawrence, English politician (born c

1714

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or…

Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the

1714

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1713

With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg

Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the thron…

With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg

1713

Great Northern War: After losing the Battle of Helsinki to the Russians, the Swedish and Finnish troops burn the entire

In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the a…

Great Northern War: After losing the Battle of Helsinki to the Russians, the Swedish and Finnish troops burn the entire

1713

Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the B

In the Great Northern War (1700–1721) a coalition led by Russia successfully contested the supremacy of Sweden in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the a…

Great Northern War: The Russian Navy led by Admiral Fyodor Apraksin land both at Katajanokka and Hietalahti during the B

1713

Louis de Noailles, French general (died 1793)

Louis de Noailles, 4th Duke of Noailles was a French peer and Marshal of France.

Louis de Noailles, French general (died 1793)

1713

Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (died 1780)

Charles Batteux was a French philosopher and writer on aesthetics.

Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic (died 1780)

1713

Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1765)

Alexis Claude Clairaut was a French mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results…

Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1765)

1713

David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (born 1648)

David Hollatz was a German Lutheran theologian.

David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (born 1648)

1713

Thomas Sprat, English bishop (born 1635)

Thomas Sprat, FRS was an English churchman and writer, Bishop of Rochester from 1684.

Thomas Sprat, English bishop (born 1635)

1713

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792)

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British Tory statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 unde…

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792)

1712

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat (died 1772)

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff was a German-Danish statesman and a member of the Bernstorff noble family of Mecklenburg. He was the son of Joachim Engelke Freiherr von B…

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician and diplomat (died 1772)

1712

Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (born 1633)

Philipp van Limborch was a Dutch Remonstrant theologian and a fierce opponent of the philosophy of Baruch Spinoza's in the Tractatus Theologico-Politicus. He befriended John Locke,…

Philipp van Limborch, Dutch theologian and author (born 1633)

1712

Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (born 1645)

Andrea Lanzani was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.

Andrea Lanzani, Italian painter (born 1645)

1711 315 years ago

Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (died 1762)

Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galántha was a Hungarian prince, soldier and patron of music from the Esterházy family.

Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (died 1762)

1711 315 years ago

David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (died 1776)

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist who is known for his highly influential system of empiricism, philosophical scepticism and metaphysical nat…

David Hume, Scottish economist, historian, and philosopher (died 1776)

1711 315 years ago

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1787)

Roger Joseph Boscovich was a physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, theologian, Jesuit priest, and a polymath from the Republic of Ragusa. He studied an…

Roger Joseph Boscovich, Ragusan physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (died 1787)