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Events
- September 1 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV.
Year in topic
Births
- October 4 - Victor Riqueti, Marquis de Mirabeau
- October 23 - Emperor Peter II of Russia
- Robert Damiens
Deaths
- May 19 - Charles Montagu, Chancellor of the Exchequer
- September 1 - King Louis XIV of France
- October 13 - Nicolas Malebranche
- December 28 - William Carstares (aka William Carstairs)