1713 ( MDCCXIII ) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar  and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar , the 1713th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 713th year of the 2nd millennium , the 13th year of the 18th century , and the 4th year of the 1710s decade. As of the start of 1713, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events [ change | change source ]

• First Orrery built by George Graham

Births [ change | change source ]

• May 25 - John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute , Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792 )
• September 23 - King Ferdinand VI of Spain (d. 1759 )
• October 13 - Allan Ramsay , Scottish painter (d. 1784 )
• November 24 - Junipero Serra , Spanish Franciscan missionary (d. 1784 )

Deaths [ change | change source ]

• January 8 - Arcangelo Corelli , Italian composer (b. 1653)
• February 25 - King Friedrich I of Prussia (b. 1657)
• August 9 - Ferdinando de' Medici , Grand Prince of Tuscany