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Historical Event(s)
– The Godiva procession through Coventry begins.
– Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
– Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
Who Were Born On ?
– Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747)
– Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect (d. 1736)
– Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1711)
– Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
– Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)
– John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish soldier (d. 1743)
– Jean Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist (d. 1771)
– Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat (d. 1757)
– Yongzheng Emperor of China (d. 1735)
– Daniel Neal, English historian (d. 1743)