1730
| Years: 1727 1728 1729 - 1730 - 1731 1732 1733 | |
| Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1730 in literature List of state leaders in 1730 | |
Events
- Pope Clement XII elected
- September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754)
- Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina
Births
- July 12 - Josiah Wedgwood, potter (died 1795)
- July 26 - Charles Messier, astronomer (died 1817)
- November 23 - William Moultrie, American General
- William Hamilton, British diplomat and antiquary (died 1803)
- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Whig politician, prime minister 1765-66 and 1782 (died 1782)
- Louis-Auguste, Baron de Breteuil, the last Prime Minister of the French Absolute Monarchy under Louis XVI (died 1807)
Deaths
- February 23 - Pope Benedict XIII
- October 15 - Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer
- Peter II of Russia (born 1715)
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