Famous Birthdays Dec 1 Giuseppe Sarti, Italian composer, born in Faenza, (d. 1802) Dec 3 Antonio Soler, Spanish Catalan composer (Fandango), born in Olot, Catalonia, Spain (d. 1783) Dec 20 František Xaver Pokorný Czech violinist and composer, born in Městec Králové, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (d. 1794) Born in 1729 Famous Deaths Dec 1 Christian Ludwig Boxberg, German composer, dies at 59 Dec 1 Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer and mathematician, dies at 64 Dec 13 Anthony Collins, English philosopher (A discourse on free-thinking), dies at 53 Nov 1729 History by Year Jan 1730 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90
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Over 90