Historical Events In 1722
May 03 Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris France
Jan 24 Edward Wigglesworth appointed first US divinity professor (Harvard)
Jan 24 Czar Peter the Great begins civil system
Apr 30 The game of Billiards is mentioned in the New England Courant
Apr 05 Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island
Sep 27 The birth of Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader
Mar 08 Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia
Mar 17 Willem KH Friso appointed mayor of Drente
