Births on July 22

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Born on July 22, 1713

Jacques-Germain Soufflot, French architect, designed the Panthéon (d. 1780)

Jacques-Germain Soufflot (22 July 1713 – 29 August 1780) was a French architect in the international circle that introduced neoclassicism. His most famous work is the Panthéon in Paris, built from 1755 onwards, originally as a church dedicated to Saint Genevieve.

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Jacques-Germain Soufflot
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Events on 1713

1 Mar

Tuscarora War
The siege and destruction of Fort Neoheroka begins during the Tuscarora War in North Carolina, effectively opening up the colony's interior to European colonization.
11 Apr

Queen Anne's War
War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne's War): Treaty of Utrecht.
19 Apr

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg lands and the Austrian throne would be inherited by his daughter, Maria Theresa (not actually born until 1717).

Births on July 22

Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Born on July 22, 1713

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Events on 1713

Tuscarora War

Queen Anne's War

Pragmatic Sanction of 1713