Births on May 4

Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)

Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 May 1733 – 19 February 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, and Navy officer.

12 Feb

Thirteen Colonies
Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah (known as Georgia Day).
30 Jul

Grand Lodge
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.