1711
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1711 (MDCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1711th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 711th year of the 2nd millennium, the 11th year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1710s decade. As of the start of 1711, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
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Events
- John Shore invents the tuning fork.
- Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism.
Births
- April 26 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776)
- September 11 - William Boyce, English composer
- October 15 - Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen of Sardinia
- December 11 - Bárbara of Portugal, Portuguese princess
Deaths
- April 14 - Louis, le Grand Dauphin, son of Louis XIV of France (b. 1661)
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