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Historical Event(s)
– Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm.
– Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden abdicates in favour of her husband, who becomes King Frederick I.
– The Battle of Grengam marks the second important victory of the Russian Navy.
– Caribbean pirate Calico Jack is captured by the Royal Navy.
– The synagogue of Yehudah he-Hasid is burned down by Arab creditors, leading to the expulsion of the Ashkenazim from Jerusalem.
Who Were Born On ?
– Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer (d. 1774)
– Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808)
– Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)
– Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)
– Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)
– Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)
– Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)
– Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796)
– Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)
– Carlo Gozzi, Italian dramatist (d. 1804)