1670 - 1679
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Decade 1670 - 1679
Gabriel Taschereau de Baudry
French administrator (1673-1755)
*March 15th, 1673, Tours †April 22nd, 1755, Paris
63 Antonio Vivaldi
Italian composer and violinist (1678-1741)
*March 4th, 1678, Venice †July 28th, 1741, ViennaPeter the Great
The last Tsar and the first Emperor of Russia (1682–1725)
*May 30th, 1672, Moscow †January 28th, 1725, Saint PetersburgJohann Heinrich von Heucher
German botanist and physicist (1677-1746)
*January 1st, 1677, Vienna †February 22nd, 1746, Dresden_-_Sir_Robert_Walpole_(1676%E2%80%931745),_1st_Earl_of_Orford,_KG_-_355487_-_National_Trust.jpg "Robert Walpole")
68 Robert Walpole
British statesman and art collector, 1st Earl of Orford (1676–1745)
*August 26th, 1676, Houghton †March 18th, 1745, St James's
83 Benedict XIV
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1740 to 1758
*March 31st, 1675, Bologna †May 3rd, 1758, Rome
32 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor from 1705 till his death in 1711
*July 26th, 1678, Vienna †April 17th, 1711, ViennaRichard Steele
17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician
*November 30th, 1670, Dublin †September 1st, 1729, Carmarthen
47 Joseph Addison
English essayist, poet, playwright and politician (1672–1719)
*May 1st, 1672, Milston †June 17th, 1719, KensingtonHoratio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole
English diplomat; (1678-1757)
*December 8th, 1678, Houghton Hall †February 5th, 1757, WhitehallJohann Heinrich Wedekind
German painter (1674-1736)
*August 15th, 1674, Tallinn †October 8th, 1736, Saint Petersburg
75 Christian Wolff
German philosopher (1679–1754)
*January 24th, 1679, Wrocław †April 9th, 1754, Halle (Saale)
88 Stanisław Leszczyński
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
*October 20th, 1677, Lviv †February 23rd, 1766, LunévilleWilliam Congreve
British writer (1670-1729)
*January 24th, 1670, Leeds †January 19th, 1729, London_-_42.141.3_-_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art.jpg "Yongzheng Emperor")
56 Yongzheng Emperor
Emperor of Qing-dynasty China from 1722 to 1735
*December 13th, 1678, Forbidden City †October 8th, 1735, BeijingJohann Georg Mozart
German bookbinder (1679-1736)
*May 4th, 1679, Augsburg †February 19th, 1736, Augsburg
70 Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
Prime Minister of Great Britain
*March 18th, 1673, Warwickshire †July 2nd, 1743, LondonAhmed III
Ottoman Sultan (1673-1736)
*December 30th, 1673, Dobrich †July 1st, 1736, Constantinople
79 Jacques Cassini
French astronomer
*February 18th, 1677, Paris †April 16th, 1756, Thury-sous-Clermont
57 John Law
Scottish economist and banker (1671-1729)
*April 21st, 1671, Edinburgh †March 21st, 1729, Venice
41 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
English politician and Earl (1671-1713)
*February 26th, 1671, London †February 4th, 1713, Naples
51 John Toland
Irish philosopher (1670-1722)
*November 30th, 1670, Inishowen †March 11th, 1722, London Borough of Wandsworth.jpg "Benito Jerónimo Feijoo")
86 Benito Jerónimo Feijoo
Spanish monk and scholar
*October 8th, 1677, Casdemiro †September 26th, 1764, OviedoTomaso Albinoni
Italian composer and violinist (1671–1751)
*June 8th, 1671, Venice †January 17th, 1751, Venice
48 Dimitrie Cantemir
Prince of Moldavia
*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk
70 Hugh Boulter
Anglican bishop (1672-1742)
*January 4th, 1672, London †September 27th, 1742, London
84 William Dummer
Lieutenant Governor of colonial Massachusetts, acting governor during Dummer's War, benefactor of The Governor's Academy
*October 10th, 1677, Boston †October 10th, 1761, Newbury
55 Alexander Menshikov
Russian statesman and general
*November 6th, 1673, Moscow †November 2nd, 1729, Beryozovo
85 Erdmann Neumeister
German theologian and hymnwriter
*May 12th, 1671, Uichteritz †August 18th, 1756, HamburgAugustus II the Strong
King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)
*May 12th, 1670, Dresden †February 1st, 1733, Warsaw
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53 Marco Ricci
Italian painter, engraver and stage designer (1676-1730)
*June 5th, 1676, Belluno †January 21st, 1730, Venice
81 Rosalba Carriera
Rococo portrait painter (1675–1757)
*October 7th, 1675, Venice †April 15th, 1757, Venice
70 Christoph Heinrich Zeibich
German theologian
*June 28th, 1677, Espenhain †June 24th, 1748, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
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68 Adalbert von Falkenstein
German priest
*January 17th, 1671, Freiburg im Breisgau †September 27th, 1739, Timișoara
74 Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl
Bavarian politician (1675-1750)
*February 21st, 1675, Munich †January 22nd, 1750, Munich
66 Gian Gastone de' Medici
Last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671-1737)
*April 24th, 1671, Florence †July 9th, 1737, Florence