1728
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| Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s | |
| Centuries: 17th century – 18th century – 19th century 1728 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
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)
- November 10 – Oliver Goldsmith, English writer (d. 1774)
Deaths
- February 12 – Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. 1654)
- February 13 – Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. 1663)
- August 15 – Marin Marais, French bass viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- Giovanni Maria Crescimbeni, Italian poet and critic (b. 1663)
- Père Gabriel Daniel, French writer and Jesuit theologian (b. 1649)
- François Duval, French violinist and composer
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