1710 - 1719
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Decade 1710 - 1719
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)
*June 28th, 1712, Geneva †July 2nd, 1778, Ermenonville
70 Denis Diderot
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris.jpg "Ewald Christian von Kleist")
44 Ewald Christian von Kleist
German poet and noble
*March 7th, 1715, Cybulino, Koszalin County †August 24th, 1759, Frankfurt (Oder)
81 Peter Ahlwardt
German theologian and philosopher (1710-1791)
*February 14th, 1710, Greifswald †March 1st, 1791, Greifswald
65 David Hume
Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian
*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh
61 David Garrick
British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer (1717–1779)
*February 19th, 1717, Hereford †January 20th, 1779, London
63 Maria Theresa of Austria
Ruler of the Habsburg Dominions (1717-1780)
*May 13th, 1717, Vienna †November 29th, 1780, Vienna
65 Jean le Rond d'Alembert
French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher and music theorist (1717-1783)
*November 16th, 1717, Paris †October 29th, 1783, Paris
49 Edward Boscawen
Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)
*August 19th, 1711, Tregothnan †January 10th, 1761, Surrey
64 Louis XV of France
King of France from 1715 to 1774
*February 15th, 1710, Palace of Versailles †May 10th, 1774, Palace of VersaillesOtto von Münchhausen
German botanist (1716–1774)
*June 11th, 1716, Hamelin †July 13th, 1774, PattensenFriedrich Bogislav von Tauentzien
Prussian general
*April 18th, 1710, Tawęcino †March 21st, 1791, Wrocław
67 Leopold Mozart
German composer, conductor, teacher, and violinist (1719-1787)
*November 14th, 1719, Augsburg †May 28th, 1787, Salzburg
73 Christoph Willibald von Gluck
German opera composer (1714–1787)
*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna
74 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
German composer (1714–1788)
*March 8th, 1714, Weimar †December 14th, 1788, Hamburg
87 Qianlong Emperor
Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)
*September 25th, 1711, Beijing †February 7th, 1799, Beijing
62 Ferdinand Stosch
German theologian (1717–1780)
*December 30th, 1717, Liebenberg †June 3rd, 1780, Detmold,_c._1760-70_-_Vieira_Lusitano_(Pal%C3%A1cio_Nacional_de_Queluz).png "Pedro III of Portugal")
Robert-François Damiens
French domestic servant and attempted assassin
*January 9th, 1715, La Thieuloye †March 28th, 1757, ParisFrederick II of Prussia
King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
*January 24th, 1712, Berlin †August 17th, 1786, Potsdam
26 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Italian composer, violinist and organist (1710–1736)
*January 4th, 1710, Jesi †March 16th, 1736, PozzuoliThomas Hutchinson
Last civilian Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, historian (1711-1780)
*September 9th, 1711, Boston †June 3rd, 1780, LondonMikhail Lomonosov
Russian polymath (1711-1765)
*November 8th, 1711, Lomonosovo †April 4th, 1765, Saint PetersburgJohn Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)
*May 25th, 1713, Parliament Square †March 10th, 1792, Grosvenor SquarePeter II of Russia
Emperor of Russia (1715-1730)
*October 12th, 1715, Saint Petersburg †January 19th, 1730, MoscowJean-Baptiste Pigalle
French sculptor (1714-1785)
*January 26th, 1714, Rueil-Malmaison †August 20th, 1785, ParisChristian Friedrich Exner
German architect
*May 13th, 1718, Lampertswalde †September 1st, 1798, DresdenMarie-Anne Botot Dangeville
French actor and salon-holder (1714-1796)
*December 29th, 1714, Paris †February 29th, 1796, former 10th arrondissement of ParisPius VI
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
*December 25th, 1717, Cesena †August 29th, 1799, Valence
66 Laura Bassi
Italian physicist (1711-1778)
*October 31st, 1711, Bologna †February 20th, 1778, Bologna.jpg "Johann Joachim Winckelmann")
50 Johann Joachim Winckelmann
German art historian and archaeologist, and conservator of the Vatican Library
*December 9th, 1717, Stendal †June 8th, 1768, Trieste
52 Alexis Clairaut
French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)
*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris
79 Horace Walpole
English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician (1717-1797)
*September 24th, 1717, London †March 2nd, 1797, LondonRené Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou
French politician (1714-1792)
*February 25th, 1714, Montpellier †July 29th, 1792, Le ThuitMaria Gaetana Agnesi
Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)
*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, MilanMustafa III
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774
*January 28th, 1717, Constantinople †January 21st, 1774, Constantinople
72 William Watson
English physician and scientist (1715–1787)
*April 3rd, 1715, London †May 10th, 1787, London