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Historical Event(s)
– The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at The Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
– The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
– Dummer’s War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.
Who Were Born On ?
– Christopher Smart, English poet (d. 1771)
– Pietro Nardini, Italian composer (d. 1793)
– Petrus Camper, Dutch anatomist (d. 1789)
– James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)
– Richard Brocklesby, English physician (d. 1797)
– Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony (d. 1763)
– Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803)
– William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English duelist (d. 1798)
– Benjamin Chew, Chief Justice of colonial Pennsylvania (d. 1810)
– Charles Yorke, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1770)