Deaths on February 16

James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)

James Craggs the Younger (9 April 1686 – 16 February 1721), was an English statesman.

24 Mar

Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.