of John Howe (d. 1762) February 22 Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French scholar (d. 1795) Sarah Osborn, American writer (d. 1796) February 25 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792) Sir Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, Royal Navy vice admiral (d. 1782) February 26 – James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758) February 28 – Gioacchino Conti, Italian opera singer (d. 1761) March 1 – Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Menshikov, Russian army officer (d. 1764) March 2 – John Hamilton, Royal Navy officer (d. 1755) March 6 – Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre, French painter (d. 1789) March 7 – Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort, German nobleman, head of the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (d. 1789) March 8 – Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German Classical composer (d. 1788) March 11 – Cornelis Elout, Dutch regent (d. 1779) March 17 – Maximilian Reichsgraf von Hamilton, German-born Czech Catholic bishop (d. 1776) March 19 – Aymar Joseph de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet, French admiral (d. 1782) March 21 – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, British judge (d. 1794) March 25 Friedrich Christian Glume, German artist (d. 1752) Matthew Griswold (governor), 17th Governor of Connecticut (1784–1786) (d. 1799) March 27 – Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian (d. 1795) March 29 – Mahadhammaraza Dipadi, last Toungoo Dynasty king of Burma (Myanmar) (1733–1752) (d. 1754) April 1 – Jean-François de Neufforge, Flemish architect and engraver (d. 1791) April 7 – John Elwes (politician), British politician (d. 1789) April 14 – Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788) April 15 – Claude Yvon, French encyclopedist (d. 1791) April 16 – Pedro António Avondano, Italian composer (d. 1782) April 18 – Jacques-Nompar III de Caumont, duc de La Force, French nobleman (d. 1755) April 25 – Emer de Vattel, Swiss philosopher (d. 1767) May 6 Anton Raaff, German opera tenor (d. 1797) James Townley, British dramatist (d. 1778) May 10 – Sophie Charlotte Ackermann, German actress from Berlin (d. 1792) May 12 – Johan Daniel Berlin, Norwegian composer and organist (d. 1787) May 14 – William Whitmore, British general (d. 1771) May 17 – Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, French royal (d. 1773) May 20 – Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, British lawyer and politician (d. 1794) June 6 – Joseph I of Portugal, Prince of Brazil (d. 1777) June 17 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (d. 1784) June 23 – Giovanni Sarnelli, Italian painter