– James Wolfe, English general (d. 1759)^[40]

– Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist (d. 1817)

Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, (d. 1777)

– Pasquale Anfossi, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1797)

– Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer (d. 1810)

– Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)

– A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.

– Ignaz Schiffermüller, Austrian entomologist and academic (d. 1806)

– Alphonse de Tonty, French-American sailor and explorer (b. 1659)

– Philibert Commerson, French physician and explorer (d. 1773)