Historical Events In 1720

Oct 17   Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire in the year 1720.  

Nov 16   Carlo Antonio Campioni, composer in the year 1720.  

Dec 04   Jean-Jacques Robson, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 15   On this day in history j F Beck, writer  

Dec 20   Charles Edward Stuart, [Bonnie Prince Charlie/Young Pretender] in the year 1720.  

Dec 31   [Bonnie Prince] Charles Edward Stuart, English pretender to throne in the year 1720.  

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Jan 04   Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1720 birth of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808)  

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror)  

Jan 30   Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778) was born in the year 1720.  

Feb 08   Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750) was born in the year 1720.  

Feb 26   Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born in the year 1720.  

Mar 09   Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790) was born in the year 1720.  

Jan 31   Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654) died in the year 1720.  

Feb 27   In the year 1720 death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)  

Mar 06   In the year 1720 death of pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63  

Mar 08   On this day in history georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53  

Apr 02   On this day in history death of joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)  

Apr 21   In the year 1720 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)  

Jun 27   Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639) died on this day in history.  

Jul 27   Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.