Deaths on August 3

Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (b. 1691)

Johann Matthias Gesner (9 April 1691 – 3 August 1761) was a German classical scholar and schoolmaster.

22 Sep

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
16 Dec

Siege of Kolberg (Seven Years' War)
Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.