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Nader Shah
1688 – 1747
Military leader, Politician, Governor, Shah, Monarch, Royalty
Nader Shah Afshar (born Nadr Qoli; Persian: نادرشاه افشار; 6 August 1698 or 22 October 1688 – 20 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and…
Philip V of Spain
1683 – 1746
Ruler, Politician, Art collector
Philip V (Spanish: Felipe V; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746), known as "the Spirited" (el Animoso), was king of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 an…
Jonathan Swift
1667 – 1745
Poet, Novelist, Satirist, Philosopher, Human rights defender, Pamphleteer
Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel…
Robert Walpole
1676 – 1745
Politician, Art collector
Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford (; 26 August 1676 – 18 March 1745), known between 1725 and 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British Whig statesman who is ge…
Alexander Pope
1688 – 1744
Poet, Literary historian, Translator, Writer, Philosopher, Satirist
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most promine…
Anders Celsius
1701 – 1744
Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician, University teacher, Inventor, Chemist
Anders Celsius (Swedish: [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈsɛ̌lːsɪɵs]; 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astr…
Giambattista Vico
1668 – 1744
Philosopher, Sociologist, Historian, Collector of fairy tales, Jurist, Legal scholar
Giambattista Vico (born Giovanni Battista Vico ; Italian: [ˈviːko]; 23 June 1668 – 23 January 1744) was an Italian philosopher, rhetorician, historian, and juri…
Edmond Halley
1656 – 1742
Mathematician, Geophysicist, Astronomer, Meteorologist, Cartographer, Philosopher
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (; 8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist…
Vitus Bering
1681 – 1741
Explorer, Hydrographer, Naval officer, Seafarer, Discoverer
Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish-born Russian cartographer, explorer, and o…
Antonio Vivaldi
1678 – 1741
Opera composer, Latin Catholic priest, Composer, Musician, Violinist, Chapelmaster
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, and impresario of Baroque music. Regarded as one of the greates…
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1685 – 1740
Monarch, Art collector
Charles VI (German: Karl; Latin: Carolus; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until h…
Anna of Russia
1693 – 1740
Politician
Anna Ioannovna (Russian: Анна Иоанновна; 7 February [O.S. 28 January] 1693 – 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1740), also russified as Anna Ivanovna and sometimes a…
Pope Clement XII
1652 – 1740
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, Governor, Archbishop
Pope Clement XII (Latin: Clemens XII; Italian: Clemente XII; 7 April 1652 – 6 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and leader o…
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
1686 – 1736
Physicist, Inventor, Instrument maker, Chemist
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS (24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736) was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. He was born in Poland to a family of…
Ahmed III
1673 – 1736
Ruler, Poet, Politician, Sultan
Ahmed III (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثالث, Aḥmed-i sālis; Turkish: III. Ahmed; 30 December 1673 – 1 July 1736) was sultan of the Ottoman Empire and a son of sultan…
Daniel Defoe
1660 – 1731
Journalist, Novelist, Prose writer, Children's writer, Publicist, Writer
Daniel Defoe ( c. 1660 – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, journalist, merchant and spy. He is famous for his novels Robinson Crusoe (1719), Moll Flanders (…
Pope Benedict XIII
1649 – 1730
Catholic priest, Transitional deacon, Friar, Catholic bishop
Pope Benedict XIII (Latin: Benedictus XIII; Italian: Benedetto XIII; 2 February 1649 – 21 February 1730), born Pietro Francesco (or Pierfrancesco) Orsini and la…
Peter II of Russia
1715 – 1730
Politician
Peter II Alexeyevich (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14. He was the only son of Tsare…
George I of Great Britain
1660 – 1727
Politician
George I (George Louis; German: Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate o…
Catherine I of Russia
1684 – 1727
Monarch, Tsar
Catherine I (born Marta Helena Skowrońska; Russian: Екатерина Алексеевна Михайлова; 15 April 1684 - 17 May 1727) was Empress of Russia from 8 February 1725 unti…