Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1711
Birthdays
- January 29 - Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (d. 1788)
- May 18 - Ruðer Josip Boškoviæ, Croatian atomic theorist (d. 1787)
- September 1 - William IV, Prince of Orange (d. 1759)
- September 11 - William Boyce, English composer (d. 1779)
- September 26 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
- October 15 - Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine, queen of Sardinia (d. 1741)
- October 17 - Jupiter Hammon, American writer (d.1806)
- November 19 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian writer and polymath (d. 1765)
- December 4 - Barbara of Portugal, queen of Spain (d. 1758)
- December 25 - Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (d. 1772)
Deaths
- January 16 - Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (b. 1651)
- March 13 - Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)
- March 15 - Eusebio Kino, Italian Catholic missionary (b. 1645)
- August 22 - Louis François, duc de Boufflers
Events
- February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
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