Henry Briggs, of logarithm fame, died in Oxford, England.
On this day in 1895, Arthur Cayley died in Cambridge, England. On this day in 1942, Felix Hausdorff died in Bonn, Germany.
Philippe de La Hire nominated to the Academy of Sciences in Paris. This geometer was so adept at synthetic techniques that he, together with Rolle, was hostile to the infinitesimal calculus when discussions of its value were raised in the Academy beginning in 1701.