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

• 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