Births on November 13

Charles Simon Favart, French director and playwright (d. 1792)

Charles Simon Favart (13 November 1710 – 12 May 1792) was a French playwright and theatre director. The Salle Favart in Paris is named after him.

10 Apr

Copyright
The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Great Britain.
20 Aug

Battle of Saragossa
War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
13 Oct

Siege of Port Royal (1710)
Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.