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Births:

  • February 2 - Johann Christoph Gottsched
  • May 25 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German theologian
  • September 11 - James Thomson (Seasons)

Deaths:

  • May 12 - John Dryden

Events:

  • The Way of the World - William Congreve
  • Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan - Gatien de Courtilz

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