Deaths on June 23

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (b. 1672)

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (2 August 1672 – 23 June 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich.

12 Feb

Thirteen Colonies
Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, and its first city at Savannah (known as Georgia Day).
30 Jul

Grand Lodge
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.