Anniversarial — 2016
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Here are some of those correspondents whose birth or death is marked in 2016:
Births
- Albertas, Jean Baptiste d’, marquis d’Albertas (born 1716–died 1790), French — aristocrat
- Balguy, Reverend Doctor Thomas (born 1716–died 1795), English — churchman
- Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, Louis Jules, duc de Nivernais (born 1716–died 1798), French — diplomat, patron
- Barthélemy, Jean Jacques, abbé Barthélemy (born 1716–died 1795), French — archaeologist, historian
- Capperonnier de Gauffecourt, Jean Louis Vincent (born 1716–died 1775), Swiss — author, scholar, classicist, university teacher
- Chambeau, Louis (born c. 1716–died 1780), French — printer, bookseller
- Charles III, king of Spain (born 1716–died 1788), Spanish — monarch
- Chauvelin, Bernard Louis (born 1716–died 1773), French — army officer, diplomat
- Cordonnier de L'Étang, Antoine, abbé de L’Étang (born c. 1716–died 1792), French — churchman, Catholic
- Crommelin, Jean Pierre (born 1716–died 1768), Swiss — author, historian, politician, diplomat
- Daubenton, Louis Jean Marie (born 1716–died 1800), French — physician, academy member, anatomist, mineralogist, agriculturalist
- Deschamps, Léger Marie (born 1716–died 1774), French — freethinker
- Dinouart, Joseph Antoine Toussaint, abbé Dinouart (born 1716–died 1786), French — churchman, Catholic, tutor, journalist, translator
- Duvillard, Emmanuel, fils (born 1716–died after 1790), Swiss — printer, newspaper editor
- Egmont, Isaac François, chevalier de Chasot (born 1716–died 1797), French — aristocrat, soldier, military governor, musician, duellist, army officer
- Erlach von Riggisberg, Abraham von (born 1716–died 1782), Swiss — soldier, army officer
- Falconet, Étienne Maurice (born 1716–died 1791), French — sculptor
- Freiesleben, Gottfried Christian (born 1716–died 1774), German — librarian, archivist
- Gand Lebland Du Rollet, François Marie (born 1716–died 1786), French — diplomat, army officer, playwright
- Gem, Richard (born 1716–died 1800), English — physician
- Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville (born 1716–died 1785), English — aristocrat, politician
- Gray, Thomas (born 1716–died 1771), English — author, poet
- Howard, Mary, Viscountess Andover [née Finch] (born 1716–died 1803), English — aristocrat
- Jardine, Reverend Doctor John (born 1716–died 1766), Scottish — churchman, Presbyterian
- Larlan de Kercadio, Marie Thérèse de, comtesse de Rochefort [née de Brancas] (born 1716–died 1782), French — aristocrat
- La Rochefoucauld, Marie Louise Nicole Élisabeth de, duchesse d’Anville (born 1716–died 1797), French — aristocrat
- Le Clerc de Montmerci, Claude Germain (born 1716), French — lawyer, poet
- Montagu Dunk, George, 2nd earl of Halifax (born 1716–died 1771), English — politician, member of Parliament
- Morton, Doctor Charles (born 1716–died 1799), English — physician, librarian, academy member, archivist
- Muller, Daniel (born 1716), Swiss — unknown occupation
- Muralt, Johann Ludwig von (born 1716–died 1789), Swiss — politician
- Pechell, Samuel (born 1716–died 1782), Irish — lawyer
- Preussen, Charlotte Philippina von, duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born 1716–died 1801), German — princess
- Rouillé, Hilaire, marquis Du Coudray (born 1716), French — aristocrat, army officer
- Rousseau, Pierre (born 1716–died 1785), French — journalist, newspaper editor, publisher
- Saillant, Charles (born 1716–died 1786), French — printer
- Saint-Lambert, Jean François de, marquis de Saint-Lambert (born 1716–died 1803), French — author, poet, philosopher, academy member
- Scheffer, Greve Ulric (born 1716–died 1799), Swedish — army officer, diplomat, prime minister, politician, member of Parliament
- Stanhope, Arthur Charles (born 1716–died 1770), English — aristocrat
- Stonhouse, Sir James, 7th and 10th baronet (born 1716–died 1795), English — physician, churchman
- Tschiffeli, Johann Rudolf (born 1716–died 1780), Swiss — farmer, agronomist, economist
- Turpin de Crissé, Lancelot, comte Turpin de Crissé (born c. 1716–died c. 1795), French — army officer, academy member
- Vaillant, Paul (born c. 1716–died 1802), English — bookseller
- Vien, Joseph Marie (born 1716–died 1809), French — painter, academy member
- Volland, Louise Henriette (born 1716–died 1784), French — home-maker
- Waller, Benjamin (born 1716–died 1786), American — lawyer, judge, politician
- West, Richard (born 1716–died 1742), English — author, poet
- Wielhorski, Count Michel (born c. 1716–died 1804), Polish — diplomat, political author, political author
- Wintzenried de Courtilles, Jean Samuel Rodolphe (born 1716–died 1772), Swiss — factotum, civil servant, servant, wigmaker
- Wright, Sir James, 1st baronet (born 1716–died 1785), English — colonial governor
Deaths
- Boyd, Jacques (born c. 1665–died after 1716), French — Huguenot, merchant, vintner, politician, tradesman
- Charleton, Chiverton (died 1716), Irish — gentleman
- Cole, Doctor William (born 1635–died 1716), English — physician, medical author
- Drummond, James, 4th earl of Perth (born 1648–died 1716), Scottish — aristocrat, politician, Jacobite, religious convert, Catholic
- Ellys, Sir John (born 1634–died 1716), English — university administrator
- Fletcher of Saltoun, Andrew (born c. 1653–died 1716), Scottish — patriot, bibliophile, collector, politician, member of Parliament, bibliophile, collector, collector
- Kaempfer, Engelbert (born 1651–died 1716), German — botanist, historian
- Langford, Sir Arthur (born c. 1652–died 1716), Irish — gentleman
- Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm (born 1646–died 1716), German — philosopher, mathematician, historian
- Quayle, Reverend Doctor Francis (died 1716), Irish — churchman
- Somers, John, 1st Baron Somers (born 1651–died 1716), English — lawyer, politician, member of Parliament, civil servant, academy member
- South, Robert (born 1634–died 1716), English — churchman, theologian
- Tooke, Benjamin [the elder] (died 1716), Irish — bookseller
- Trumbull, Sir William (born 1639–died 1716), English — politician, member of Parliament, diplomat
- Vauquelin Des Yvetaux, Jean (born 1651–died 1716), French — physician, alchemist
- Vieussens, Raymond (born 1641–died 1716), French — anatomist, physician, academy member
- Wycherley, William (born 1641–died 1716), English — author, playwright
