1728
Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala
Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. 1790) February 21 - Emperor Peter III of Russia, husband of Catherine the Great (d. 1762) August 28 - John Stark, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1822) September 14 - Mercy Otis Warren, American playwright (d. 1814) October 27 - James Cook, British naval captain and explorer. (d. 1779)
Deaths February 13 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. 1663) Marin Marais, French bass viol player and composer (born 1656) François Duval, French violinist and composer (born c1673) Père Gabriel Daniel, French writer and Jesuit theologian (born 1649) Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (born 1654) Giovanni Maria Crescimbeni, Italian poet and critic (born 1663)
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