Notable Deaths In 1730

Jan 01 Daniel finch: 2nd earl of nottingham,  

Jan 18 Peter ii: Czar of russia (1727-30),  

Jan 30 Peter ii alekseyevitch: Emperor of russia (1727-30),  

Feb 21 Benedict xiii: [pietro f orsini], pope (1724-30),  

Mar 20 Adrienne lecouvreur: French actress (b. 1692)  

Apr 21 Jan palfijn: Flemish physician/inventor (forceps),  

May 30 Arabella churchill: English mistress of james ii of england (b. 1648)  

Jun 06 Alain emmanuel de coëtlogon: Marshal of france (b. 1646)  

Jul 16 Elijiah fenton: Poet,  

Jul 18 François de neufville: Duc de villeroi, french soldier (b. 1644)  

Jul 19 Jean-baptiste loeillet: Composer,  

Aug 10 Sebastien de brossard: Composer,  

Aug 17 Mauritius vogt: Composer,  

Aug 31 Gottfried finger: Czech composer (b. 1660?)  

Sep 27 Laurence eusden: English poet (b. 1688)  

Oct 12 Frederik iv: King of denmark/norway (1699-1730),  

Oct 15 Antoine laumet de la mothe: Sieur de cadillac, french explorer (b. 1658)  

Oct 23 Anne oldfield: English actress (b. 1683)  

Nov 06 Hans hermann von katte: Prussian lieutenant, beheaded  

Nov 21 François de troy: French portrait artist  

Jan 03 Charles palissot de montenoy: French writer/politician  

Jan 12 Johann joachim christoph bode: Composer  

Jan 14 William whipple: Merchant/judge (declaration of independence signer)  

Jan 15 John malchair: Composer  

Jan 23 Joseph hewes: Us merchant (declaration of independence signer)  

Feb 21 Charles l fournier: Flemish writer/painter  

Feb 23 Christian joseph lidarti: Composer  

Mar 07 Baron de breteuil: French statesman