8th April » Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.
22nd October » Construction of the Ladoga Canal is completed.
18th November » The future Frederick II of Prussia named Frederick II (known as Frederick the Great), King of Kingdom of Prussia or Prussia, is granted a royal pardon and released from confinement.
Famous Birthdays in 1730
7th March » Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, French politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1807)
27th March » Thomas Tyrwhitt, English scholar and critic (d. 1786)
31st March » Étienne Bézout, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1783)
16th April » Henry Clinton (American War of Independence) e.g Henry Clinton, English general and politician (d. 1795)
21st April » Antonín Kammel, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1788)
1st May » Sir Joshua Rowley, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1790)
13th May » Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1782)
29th May » Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (d. 1803)
14th June » Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer (d. 1786)
21st June » Motoori Norinaga, Japanese scholar (d. 1801)
26th June » Charles Messier, French astronomer (d. 1817)
12th July » Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood called Wedgwood Company (d. 1795)
27th August » Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (d. 1788)
17th September » Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian general (d. 1794)
1st October » Richard Stockton (Continental Congressman) e.g Richard Stockton, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1781)
8th December » Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist (d. 1799)
14th December » Capel Bond, English organist and composer (d. 1790)
25th December » Philip Mazzei, Italian-American physician and philosopher (d. 1816)