What Happened in July 1723

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 1 Pedro Rodríguez de Campomanes y Pérez, 1st Count of Campomanes, Spanish economist and literary, born in Tineo, Asturias, Kingdom of Spain (d. 1803)

William Blackstone (1723-1780)

Jul 10 English jurist (Blackstone's Commentaries), born in London, England

  • 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, German organist and composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1789)

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 1 William van de Pose, Governor 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, Portuguese nun, dies at 63