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1694 - Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at age 25.

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1695 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz [Asbaje] Mexican poetress/nun, dies at age 44.

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1701 - Birth of Charles Emanuel I King of Sardinia.

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1702 - Jean Bart French captain/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at age 51.

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1707 - Birth of John Burman Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens.

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1724 - Birth of Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz composer.

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1746 - Battle at Culloden Moor Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III".

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1758 - Jan Francisci composer, dies at age 66.

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1759 - Birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin England, writer/feminist (Female Reader).

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1764 - Jaime de Casellas composer, dies at age 73.

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