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=== January–March === |
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* [[January 25]] – English-born pirate [[Edward Low]] intercepts the Portuguese ship ''Nostra Signiora de Victoria''. After the Portuguese captain throws his treasure of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than surrendering it, Low orders the captain's brutal torture and execution, then has the rest of the ''Victoria'' crew murdered. Low commits more atrocities this year, but is not certainly heard of after the end of the year. |
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* [[February 4]] – The [[Kangxi Emperor|Kangxi Era]] ends in [[Qing dynasty]] China and the [[Yongzheng Emperor|Yongzheng Era]] begins with the coronation of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. |
* [[February 4]] – The [[Kangxi Emperor|Kangxi Era]] ends in [[Qing dynasty]] China, and the [[Yongzheng Emperor|Yongzheng Era]] begins, with the coronation of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. |
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* [[February 15]] – King [[Louis XV of France]] attains his majority on his 13th birthday, bringing an end to the [[Régence|regency]] of his cousin [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1723 |title=Historical Events for Year 1723 | OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> |
* [[February 15]] – King [[Louis XV of France]] attains his majority on his 13th birthday, bringing an end to the [[Régence|regency]] of his cousin [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1723 |title=Historical Events for Year 1723 | OnThisDay.com |website=Historyorb.com |access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> |
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* [[March 9]] – The [[Arauco War#The Mapuche Uprising of 1723|Mapuche Uprising]] begins in [[Chile]] as the indigenous [[Mapuche]] people, commanded by [[Toqui]] (war chief) [[Vilumilla]], leading an attack against the city of [[Tucapel]]. The war lasts until February 13, 1726. |
* [[March 9]] – The [[Arauco War#The Mapuche Uprising of 1723|Mapuche Uprising]] begins in [[Chile]] as the indigenous [[Mapuche]] people, commanded by [[Toqui]] (war chief) [[Vilumilla]], leading an attack against the city of [[Tucapel]]. The war lasts until February 13, 1726. |
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* [[April 1]] – In [[Switzerland]], the attempt by Major [[Abraham Davel]] to make the [[canton of Vaud]] independent of the Swiss government, is put down, one day after he and 500 men had taken control of the Vaudois capital, [[Lausanne]]. Davel is arrested, tortured and tried for treason; he is beheaded on April 24. |
* [[April 1]] – In [[Switzerland]], the attempt by Major [[Abraham Davel]] to make the [[canton of Vaud]] independent of the Swiss government, is put down, one day after he and 500 men had taken control of the Vaudois capital, [[Lausanne]]. Davel is arrested, tortured and tried for treason; he is beheaded on April 24. |
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* [[May 27]] – The [[Black Act 1723]], intended to combat illegal hunting in Great Britain, comes into force and expands the number of crimes that are punishable by death, and remains in effect for 100 years. |
* [[May 27]] – The [[Black Act 1723]], intended to combat illegal hunting in Great Britain, comes into force and expands the number of crimes that are punishable by death, and remains in effect for 100 years. |
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* [[May 30]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] assumed the office of [[Thomaskantor]] in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, {{lang|de|[[Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75|''Die Elenden sollen essen'', BWV 75]]|italic=unset}}, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after [[Trinity Sunday|Trinity]].<ref>{{cite book |
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| chapter = Die Elendenden sollen essen |
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| title = The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text |
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* [[June 26]] – [[Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)|Russo-Persian War]]: [[Baku]] surrenders to the Russians. |
* [[June 26]] – [[Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)|Russo-Persian War]]: [[Baku]] surrenders to the Russians. |
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=== July–September === |
=== July–September === |
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*[[July 2]] – Bach's [[Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a|Magnificat]] is first performed.<ref>{{cite web |
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*[[July 12]] – [[Christian von Wolff]] holds a lecture for students and the magistrates at the end of his term as a rector,<ref name=wolfc>{{cite book|last=Wolf|first=C.|editor=Michael Albrecht|title=Oratio de Sinarum philosophia practica/Rede über die praktische Philosophie der Chinesen|language=de|series=Philosophische Bibliothek|publisher=Felix Meiner Verlag|location=Hamburg, Germany|year=1985|page=XXXIX}}</ref> as a result of which he is banned from [[Prussia]], on a charge of [[atheism]]. |
*[[July 12]] – [[Christian von Wolff]] holds a lecture for students and the magistrates at the end of his term as a rector,<ref name=wolfc>{{cite book|last=Wolf|first=C.|editor=Michael Albrecht|title=Oratio de Sinarum philosophia practica/Rede über die praktische Philosophie der Chinesen|language=de|series=Philosophische Bibliothek|publisher=Felix Meiner Verlag|location=Hamburg, Germany|year=1985|page=XXXIX}}</ref> as a result of which he is banned from [[Prussia]], on a charge of [[atheism]]. |
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*[[July 18]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] leads the first performance of his cantata [[Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136|''Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz'', BWV 136]], in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after [[Trinity Sunday|Trinity]].<ref name="Bach Digital">{{cite web | url = http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000168?lang=en | title = Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz BWV 136; BC A 111 | website = [[Bach Digital]] | access-date = 10 July 2023}}</ref> |
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* [[August 10]] – [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]], who had served as the [[Regent]] of [[France]] to rule for [[Louis XV|King Louis XV]] from 1715 until the latter's attainment of majority on February 15, is appointed by the King to serve as his [[Chief Minister of France|Prime Minister]], but dies in office less than four months later. |
* [[August 10]] – [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]], who had served as the [[Regent]] of [[France]] to rule for [[Louis XV|King Louis XV]] from 1715 until the latter's attainment of majority on February 15, is appointed by the King to serve as his [[Chief Minister of France|Prime Minister]], but dies in office less than four months later. |
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* [[August 11]] – The [[Ostend Company]] is chartered by merchants and shipowners to establish trade for the [[Austrian Netherlands]] in the East Indies and West Indies. Over the next two days, 54 major investors in [[Antwerp]] purchase the shares of stock in the company. |
* [[August 11]] – The [[Ostend Company]] is chartered by merchants and shipowners to establish trade for the [[Austrian Netherlands]] in the East Indies and West Indies. Over the next two days, 54 major investors in [[Antwerp]] purchase the shares of stock in the company. |
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* [[August 15]] – The [[Peterhof Palace]] is opened in a formal ceremony just outside [[Saint Petersburg]], capital of the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>Abram Grigorevich Raskin, ''Petrodvorets (Peterhof): Palaces and Pavilions, Gardens and Parks, Fountains and Cascades, Sculptures'' (Aurora Art Publishers, 1978) p12</ref><ref>Alan Palmer, ''The Baltic: A New History of the Region and Its People'' (Overlook Press, 2007)</ref> |
* [[August 15]] – The [[Peterhof Palace]] is opened in a formal ceremony just outside [[Saint Petersburg]], capital of the [[Russian Empire]].<ref>Abram Grigorevich Raskin, ''Petrodvorets (Peterhof): Palaces and Pavilions, Gardens and Parks, Fountains and Cascades, Sculptures'' (Aurora Art Publishers, 1978) p12</ref><ref>Alan Palmer, ''The Baltic: A New History of the Region and Its People'' (Overlook Press, 2007)</ref> |
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* [[September 1]] – [[Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723)| |
* [[September 1]] – The [[Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723)|Treaty of Saint Petersburg]] is signed in Russia, ending the [[Russo-Persian War (1722–1723)]]. |
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* [[September 14]] – Grand Master [[António Manoel de Vilhena]] lays down the first stone of [[Fort Manoel]] in Malta. |
* [[September 14]] – [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller]] [[António Manoel de Vilhena]] lays down the first stone of [[Fort Manoel]] in Malta. |
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=== October–December === |
=== October–December === |
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* [[October 23]] – [[Russia]]'s Emperor [[Peter the Great]] authorizes an incentive for men of [[Serbia]] to join a new Russian Imperial Army unit, the [[Serbian Hussar Regiment]]. The Emperor sends [[Jovan Albanez]] to recruit new officers and troops with a grant of farmable land in Russia, and 1,070 take advantage of the offer over the next two years. |
* [[October 23]] – [[Russia]]'s Emperor [[Peter the Great]] authorizes an incentive for men of [[Serbia]] to join a new Russian Imperial Army unit, the [[Serbian Hussar Regiment]]. The Emperor sends [[Jovan Albanez]] to recruit new officers and troops with a grant of farmable land in Russia, and 1,070 take advantage of the offer over the next two years. |
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* [[October 31]] – [[Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Gian Gastone de' Medici]] becomes the new [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]] upon the death of his father Cosimo III; he will be the state's last ruler from the [[House of Medici]]. During his reign, the state treasury is depleted and Tuscany becomes one of the poorest nations in Europe. |
* [[October 31]] – [[Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Gian Gastone de' Medici]] becomes the new [[Grand Duke of Tuscany]] upon the death of his father Cosimo III; he will be the state's last ruler from the [[House of Medici]]. During his reign, the state treasury is depleted and Tuscany becomes one of the poorest nations in Europe. |
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* [[November 23]] – The Province of Carolina |
* [[November 23]] – The Province of Carolina charters [[New Bern, North Carolina|New Bern]] as Newbern (the town later becomes the capital of [[North Carolina]] until Raleigh is founded). |
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* [[December 2]] – [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]], regent of France from 1715 to 1723, and |
* [[December 2]] – [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]], regent of France from 1715 to 1723, and Prime Minister since August 10, dies at the age of 49 at Versailles. |
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* [[December 26]] – [[Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40|''Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes'', BWV 40]], |
* [[December 26]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of [[Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40|''Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes'', BWV 40]], his first [[Christmas Cantata]] composed for Leipzig. |
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* [[December 22]] – [[Carl Friedrich Abel]], German composer (d. [[1787]]) |
* [[December 22]] – [[Carl Friedrich Abel]], German composer (d. [[1787]]) |
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* [[December 26]] – [[Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm]], German writer (d. [[1807]]) |
* [[December 26]] – [[Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm]], German writer (d. [[1807]]) |
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* ''Date unknown'' |
* ''Date unknown'' |
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** [[Carl Albert von Lespilliez]], German draftsman, architect and printmaker (d. [[1796]]) |
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** [[Eva Merthen]], Finnish political activist (d. [[1811]]) |
** [[Eva Merthen]], Finnish political activist (d. [[1811]]) |
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== Deaths == |
== Deaths == |
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* [[January 14]] – [[Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy]] (b. [[1649]]) |
* [[January 14]] – [[Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy]] (b. [[1649]]) |
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* [[January 23]] – [[William Phippard]], English politician (b. [[1649]]) |
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* [[February 23]] – [[Anne Henriette of Bavaria]], Duchess of Guise (b. [[1648]]) |
* [[February 23]] – [[Anne Henriette of Bavaria]], Duchess of Guise (b. [[1648]]) |
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[[File:Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller 1711.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Christopher Wren]]]] |
[[File:Christopher Wren by Godfrey Kneller 1711.jpg|thumb|right|110px|[[Christopher Wren]]]] |
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* [[February 25]] – Sir [[Christopher Wren]], English architect, astronomer |
* [[February 25]] – Sir [[Christopher Wren]], English architect, astronomer and mathematician (b. [[1632]]) |
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* [[February 26]] – [[Thomas d'Urfey]], English writer (b. [[1653]]) |
* [[February 26]] – [[Thomas d'Urfey]], English writer (b. [[1653]]) |
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* [[March 13]] – [[René Auguste Constantin de Renneville]], French writer (b. [[1650]]) |
* [[March 13]] – [[René Auguste Constantin de Renneville]], French writer (b. [[1650]]) |
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1723 (MDCCXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1723rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 723rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 23rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1720s decade. As of the start of 1723, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[edit]January–March
[edit]- January 25 – English-born pirate Edward Low intercepts the Portuguese ship Nostra Signiora de Victoria. After the Portuguese captain throws his treasure of 11,000 gold coins into the sea rather than surrendering it, Low orders the captain's brutal torture and execution, then has the rest of the Victoria crew murdered. Low commits more atrocities this year, but is not certainly heard of after the end of the year.
- February 4 – The Kangxi Era ends in Qing dynasty China, and the Yongzheng Era begins, with the coronation of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor.
- February 15 – King Louis XV of France attains his majority on his 13th birthday, bringing an end to the regency of his cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.[1]
- March 9 – The Mapuche Uprising begins in Chile as the indigenous Mapuche people, commanded by Toqui (war chief) Vilumilla, leading an attack against the city of Tucapel. The war lasts until February 13, 1726.
- March 28 – The capture of Rasht from the Persian Empire by the Russian Empire brings Rasht and the Gilan Province under Russian control.
April–June
[edit]- April 1 – In Switzerland, the attempt by Major Abraham Davel to make the canton of Vaud independent of the Swiss government, is put down, one day after he and 500 men had taken control of the Vaudois capital, Lausanne. Davel is arrested, tortured and tried for treason; he is beheaded on April 24.
- May 27 – The Black Act 1723, intended to combat illegal hunting in Great Britain, comes into force and expands the number of crimes that are punishable by death, and remains in effect for 100 years.
- May 30 – Johann Sebastian Bach assumed the office of Thomaskantor in Leipzig, presenting his first new cantata, Die Elenden sollen essen, BWV 75, in the St. Nicholas Church on the first Sunday after Trinity.[2]
- June 26 – Russo-Persian War: Baku surrenders to the Russians.
July–September
[edit]- July 2 – Bach's Magnificat is first performed.[3]
- July 12 – Christian von Wolff holds a lecture for students and the magistrates at the end of his term as a rector,[4] as a result of which he is banned from Prussia, on a charge of atheism.
- July 18 – Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity.[5]
- August 10 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who had served as the Regent of France to rule for King Louis XV from 1715 until the latter's attainment of majority on February 15, is appointed by the King to serve as his Prime Minister, but dies in office less than four months later.
- August 11 – The Ostend Company is chartered by merchants and shipowners to establish trade for the Austrian Netherlands in the East Indies and West Indies. Over the next two days, 54 major investors in Antwerp purchase the shares of stock in the company.
- August 15 – The Peterhof Palace is opened in a formal ceremony just outside Saint Petersburg, capital of the Russian Empire.[6][7]
- September 1 – The Treaty of Saint Petersburg is signed in Russia, ending the Russo-Persian War (1722–1723).
- September 14 – Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller António Manoel de Vilhena lays down the first stone of Fort Manoel in Malta.
October–December
[edit]- October 23 – Russia's Emperor Peter the Great authorizes an incentive for men of Serbia to join a new Russian Imperial Army unit, the Serbian Hussar Regiment. The Emperor sends Jovan Albanez to recruit new officers and troops with a grant of farmable land in Russia, and 1,070 take advantage of the offer over the next two years.
- October 31 – Gian Gastone de' Medici becomes the new Grand Duke of Tuscany upon the death of his father Cosimo III; he will be the state's last ruler from the House of Medici. During his reign, the state treasury is depleted and Tuscany becomes one of the poorest nations in Europe.
- November 23 – The Province of Carolina charters New Bern as Newbern (the town later becomes the capital of North Carolina until Raleigh is founded).
- December 2 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, regent of France from 1715 to 1723, and Prime Minister since August 10, dies at the age of 49 at Versailles.
- December 26 – Bach leads the first performance of Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40, his first Christmas Cantata composed for Leipzig.
Date unknown
[edit]- The Province of Carolina incorporates Beaufort, North Carolina, as the Port of Beaufort, making it the third incorporated town in the province.
Births
[edit]- January 5 – Nicole-Reine Lepaute, French astronomer, mathematician (d. 1788)
- January 11 – Prithvi Narayan Shah, First Monarch of Nepal (d. 1775)
- January 12 – Samuel Langdon, American President of Harvard University (d. 1797)
- January 31 – Petronella Johanna de Timmerman, Dutch poet, scientist (d. 1786)
- February 15 – John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1794)
- February 17 – Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (d. 1761)
- February 21 – Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (d. 1808)
- February 23 – Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)
- March 22 – Charles Carroll, American lawyer, Continental Congressman (d. 1783)
- March 25 – Catharina Mulder, Dutch organist (d. 1798)
- March 31 – King Frederick V of Denmark (d. 1766)
- April 5 – Catherine Charlotte De la Gardie, Swedish countess (d. 1763)
- April 20 – Cornelius Harnett, American Continental Congressman (d. 1781)
- April 30 – Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (d. 1806)
- June 3 – Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician, naturalist (d. 1788)
- June 11 – Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (d. 1788)
- June 16 – (baptised) Adam Smith, Scottish economist, philosopher (d. 1790)
- June 20
- Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher, historian (d. 1816)
- Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (d. 1808)
- July 1 – Pedro Rodríguez, Count of Campomanes, Spanish statesman, writer (d. 1802)
- July 10 – William Blackstone, English jurist (d. 1780)
- July 11 – Jean-François Marmontel, French historian, writer (d. 1799)
- July 16 – Sir Joshua Reynolds, English painter (d. 1792)
- September 11 – Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer (d. 1790)
- October 4 – Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (d. 1798)
- October 11 – Hedvig Strömfelt, Swedish psalm writer (d. 1766)
- November 8 – John Byron, English admiral (d. 1786)
- November 30 – William Livingston, American politician, journalist (d. 1790)
- December 22 – Carl Friedrich Abel, German composer (d. 1787)
- December 26 – Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (d. 1807)
- Date unknown
- Carl Albert von Lespilliez, German draftsman, architect and printmaker (d. 1796)
- Eva Merthen, Finnish political activist (d. 1811)
Deaths
[edit]- January 14 – Charles Henri, Prince of Commercy (b. 1649)
- January 23 – William Phippard, English politician (b. 1649)
- February 23 – Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Duchess of Guise (b. 1648)
- February 25 – Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, astronomer and mathematician (b. 1632)
- February 26 – Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (b. 1653)
- March 13 – René Auguste Constantin de Renneville, French writer (b. 1650)
- March 15 – Johann Christian Günther, German poet (b. 1695)
- March 30 – Filippo Bonanni, Italian Jesuit scholar (b. 1638)
- March 31 – Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (b. 1661)
- April 5 – Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Austrian architect (b. 1656)
- April 11 – John Robinson, English diplomat (b. 1650)
- May 2 – Christopher of Baden-Durlach, German prince (b. 1684)
- May 11 – Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)
- May 12 – Johannes Voorhout, Dutch painter (b. 1647)
- May 29 – Jean de La Chapelle, French writer and dramatist (b. 1651)
- June 4 – Léopold Clément, Hereditary Prince of Lorraine, French prince (b. 1707)
- June 8 – Isaac Chayyim Cantarini, Italian rabbi (b. 1644)
- June 14 – Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, English politician (b. 1644)
- July 14 – Claude Fleury, French historian (b. 1640)
- July 26 – Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (b. 1660)
- July 28 – Mariana Alcoforado, Portuguese nun (b. 1640)
- August 4 – William Fleetwood, Anglican bishop (b. 1656)
- August 10 – Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal, statesman (b. 1656)
- August 14 – Edward Northey (barrister), British barrister and politician (b. 1652)
- August 17 – Joseph Bingham, English scholar (b. 1668)
- August 21 – Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian linguist and scholar (b. 1673)
- August 23 – Increase Mather, American Puritan minister (b. 1639)
- August 26 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch scientist (b. 1632)
- September 19 – Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton, English diplomat (b. 1662)
- October 1 – Frédéric Maurice Casimir de La Tour d'Auvergne, French prince (b. 1702)
- October 10 – William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (b. c. 1665)
- October 13 – Praskovia Saltykova, Russian tsarina (b. 1664)
- October 19 – Godfrey Kneller, German-born artist (b. 1646)
- October 28 – Christopher Vane, 1st Baron Barnard, English politician and peer (b. 1653)
- October 31 – Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1642)
- November 19 – Antoine Nompar de Caumont, French courtier and statesman (b. 1632)
- December 1 – Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist, actress (b. 1669)
- December 2 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, regent of France (b. 1674)
- December 7 – Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (b. 1677)
- December 20 – Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician, botanist (b. 1652)
References
[edit]- ^ "Historical Events for Year 1723 | OnThisDay.com". Historyorb.com. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
- ^ Dürr, Alfred; Jones, Richard D. P. (2006). "Die Elendenden sollen essen". The Cantatas of J. S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text. Oxford University Press. pp. 381–387. ISBN 978-0-19-929776-4.
- ^ "Magnificat in E flat major [first version] BWV 243.1; BWV 243a; BC E 13 / Magnificat (The Visitation of Mary [2 July])". Bach Digital. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Wolf, C. (1985). Michael Albrecht (ed.). Oratio de Sinarum philosophia practica/Rede über die praktische Philosophie der Chinesen. Philosophische Bibliothek (in German). Hamburg, Germany: Felix Meiner Verlag. p. XXXIX.
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