1734
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| Centuries: 17th century – 18th century – 19th century 1734 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
Events
- January 8 – Premiere of George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
- June 17 – French troops take Philippsburg, but the Duke of Berwick is killed
- June 21 – In Montreal in New France, a black slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique, was tortured then hanged by the French authorities in a public ceremony that involved her disgrace and the amputation of a hand.
- June 30 – Russian troops take Gdańsk (German:Danzig) which had been besieged since October 1733. Gdańsk is captured after the failure of a French expedition to relieve the city
Births
- May 23 – Franz Mesmer, Austrian physician (d. 1815)
- September 3 – Joseph Wright, British painter (d. 1797)
- October 7 – Sir Ralph Abercromby, British general (d. 1801)
- November 2 – Daniel Boone, American frontiersman (d. 1820)
- December 15 – George Romney, English painter (d. 1802)
Deaths
- March 1 – Roger North, English biographer (b. 1653)
- June 12 – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, illegitimate son of James II of England and French military commander (b. 1670)
- June 17 – Claude-Louis-Hector de Villars, French soldier (b. 1634)
- June 21 – Marie-Joseph Angélique, African slave
- December 28 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish clan chief (b. 1671)
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