1711
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Events
- 24 February — The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
- John Shore invents the tuning fork
- Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism
Ongoing events
Births
- February 2 – Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
- May 7 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776)
- May 18 – Rudjer Josip Boscovich, Austrian-born atomic theorist (d. 1787)
- September 1 – William Boyce, English composer (d. 1779)
- September 1 – Prince William IV of Orange (d. 1751)
- November 19 – Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov, Russian writer and polymath (d. 1765)
Deaths
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