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Historical Event(s)
– The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire.
– Jacobite Rising: Battle of Glen Shiel.
Who Were Born On ?
– Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)
– Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
– Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)
– George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, British naval officer (d. 1792)
– Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
– Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish statesman and soldier; father of Axel von Fersen the Younger (d. 1794)
– Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)
– Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, French painter (d. 1795)
– Spranger Barry, Irish actor (d. 1777)
– Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (d. 1772)