a fashion for obelisks in Britain. John Kersey publishes A New English Dictionary; or, a complete collection of the most proper and significant words, commonly used in the language. Births 4 March – Jack Sheppard, burglar and escapee (died 1724) 26 June – Philip Doddridge, religious leader (died 1751) 5 November – Edward Stone, polymath (died 1768) Undated – Benjamin Stillingfleet, botanist (died 1771) Deaths 8 March – King William III (born 1650 in The Hague, Netherlands) 23 April – Margaret Fell, Quaker leader (born 1614) 28 September – Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, statesman (born 1640) 15 October – Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond, courtier (born 1647) 4 November – John Benbow, admiral (born 1653) References Years of the 18th century in England