Historical Events Sep 6 1st lighthouse built in north America (Boston) Sep 14 1st lighthouse in American colonies lit at Boston Harbor Events in 1716 Famous Birthdays Sep 2 Johann Trier, German organist and composer, born in Themar, Thuringia (d. 1790) Born in 1716 Famous Deaths Sep 25 Johann Christoph Pez, German Baroque composer, dies at 52 Sep 26 Antoine Parent, French mathematician, dies at 50 Sep 30 Heinrich Georg Neuss, German composer, Lutheran theologian, and poet, dies at 62 Aug 1716 History by Year Oct 1716 What Happened in 1716 Battle of PetrovaradinAugust 5, 1716
