Deaths 1748

william kent



april 12 – william kent, english architect (b. c. 1685)
may 12 – thomas lowndes, british astronomer (b. 1692)
may 17 – henri, duke of elbeuf, member of house of lorraine (b. 1661)
june 28 – marretje arents, dutch rebel leader (b. 1712)
august 27 – james thomson, scottish poet (b. 1700)
september 6 – edmund gibson, english jurist (b. 1669)
september 10 – mother ignacia del espíritu santo, filipino founder of congregation of religious of virgin mary (b. 1663)
september 12 – anne bracegirdle, english actress (b. c. 1671)
september 21 – john balguy, english philosopher (b. 1686)
november 25 – isaac watts, english hymn writer (b. 1674)
december 2 – charles seymour, 6th duke of somerset, english politician (b. 1662)