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1714 Historical Event(s)
August 7, 1714
– The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy.
September 11, 1714
– Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
Who Were Born On 1714?
January 6, 1714
– Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
February 25, 1714
– René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
March 8, 1714
– Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German composer (d. 1788)
April 14, 1714
– Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788)
July 2, 1714
– Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (d. 1787)
September 10, 1714
– Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (d. 1774)
November 13, 1714
– William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
November 25, 1714
– Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d. 1783)
December 19, 1714
– John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
December 21, 1714
– John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774)