1728
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| Years: 1725 1726 1727 - 1728 - 1729 1730 1731 | |
| Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1728 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
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Events
- Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley
- Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala
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Births
- January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. 1790)
- February 21 - Emperor Peter III of Russia, husband of Catherine the Great (d. 1762)
- August 28 - John Stark, American Revolutionary War general (d. 1822)
- September 14 - Mercy Otis Warren, American playwright (d. 1814)
- October 27 - James Cook, British naval captain and explorer (d. 1779)
- November 10 - Oliver Goldsmith, English writer (d. 1774)
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Deaths
- February 12 - Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. 1654)
- February 13 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. 1663)
- August 15 - Marin Marais, French bass viol player and composer (b. 1656)
- Giovanni Maria Crescimbeni, Italian poet and critic (b. 1663)
- Père Gabriel Daniel, French writer and Jesuit theologian (b. 1649)
- François Duval, French violinist and composeraf:1728
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