Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)
Sep 18 English scholar and lexicographer (A Dictionary of the English Language), born in Lichfield Staffordshire
- Oct 25 Jan Wagenaar, Dutch merchant and historian, born in Amsterdam (d. 1773)
- Nov 2 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, born in Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover (d. 1759)
- Dec 11 Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, Queen consort of Spain, born in Palace of Versailles, France (d. 1742)
- Dec 27 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) (d. 1773)
Elizabeth of Russia (1709-1762)
Dec 29 Empress of Russia (1741-62) and daughter of Peter the Great, born in Kolomenskoye, Moscow, Russia