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1729

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s

Years: 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 - 1729 - 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734

Events

Births

January 12 - Edmund Burke, statesman, philosopher
January 22 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, author and philosopher (+ 1781)
May 2 - Catherine the Great of Russia

Deaths

January 19 - William Congreve, English playwright
May 17 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher

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