1711

Events 
 John Shore invents the tuning fork.
 Alexander Pope publishes An Essay on Criticism.

 Births 
 April 26 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher (d. 1776)
 September 11 - William Boyce, English composer
 October 15 - Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Queen of Sardinia
 December 11 - Bárbara of Portugal, Portuguese princess

Deaths
 April 14 - Louis, le Grand Dauphin, son of Louis XIV of France (b. 1661)