Births on April 4

Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (d. 1783)

Benjamin Kennicott (4 April 1718 – 18 September 1783) was an English churchman and Hebrew scholar.

7 May

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
22 Nov

Blackbeard
Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.