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Historical Event(s)
– Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans.
– The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in America.
– Siddi general Yadi Sakat, razes the Mazagon Fort in Mumbai.
– Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).
– Battle of the Boyne (Julian calendar) – The armies of William III defeat those of the former James II.
– Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city has no birthday).
– Publick Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestick, the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and only time.
Who Were Born On ?
– Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743)
– Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (d. 1768)
– Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)
– Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (d. 1764)
– John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
– Peter Dens, Flemish Catholic theologian (d. 1775)
– Martin Folkes, English antiquarian (d. 1754)
– Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (d. 1747)
– Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Chancellor of England (d. 1764)
– Meidingnu Pamheiba, King of Manipur (d. 1751)