Births on July 5

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1794)

Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, KG, PC, PC (Ire) (5 July 1718 – 14 June 1794) was a British courtier and politician.

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.