What Happened in July 1723

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 1 Pedro R de Campomanes, Spanish economist/historian/literary

Person of interestWilliam Blackstone

Jul 10 William Blackstone, English jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries), born in London, England (d. 1780)

Jurist William Blackstone
Jurist
William Blackstone
  • Jul 11 Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer, born in Bort-les-Orgues, France (d. 1799)
  • Jul 16 Joshua Reynolds, English portrait painter (Simplicity), born in Plympton, Devon, England (d. 1792)
  • Jul 29 Christleib Siegmund Binder, composer

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 1 Willem van de Pose, gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59
  • Jul 14 Claude Fleury, French priest and historian, dies at 82
  • Jul 26 Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman
  • Jul 28 Mariana Alcoforado, nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63