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1731

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

Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s

Years: 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 - 1731 - 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736

Events

John Hadley[?] invents the sextant

Births

October 10 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist
November 9 -Benjamin Banneker, surveyor of the District of Columbia
December 12 - Erasmus Darwin, English scientist and grandfather of Charles Darwin

Deaths

Daniel Defoe, writer
Brook Taylor, mathematician

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