Famous Personalities Born In 1720

Jan 04 Johann friedrich agricola: German (court)composer/organist  

Jan 11 Gijsbert john van hardenbroeck: Utrechts regent  

Jan 13 Richard hurd: English bishop and writer  

Jan 27 Samuel foote: England, actor/dramatist (mirror)  

Jan 30 Charles de geer: Swedish industrialist and entomologist  

Feb 08 Emperor sakuramachi of japan: Emperor sakuramachi of japan (d. 1750)  

Feb 26 Gian francesco albani: Italian catholic cardinal  

Mar 09 Philip yorke: 2nd earl of hardwicke, english politician  

Mar 13 Charles bonnet: Swiss naturalist and writer  

Mar 22 Nicolas-henri jardin: French architect  

Apr 03 Elia van vilnius: [elijahu ben salomo zalman], latvian rabbi  

Apr 23 Vilna gaon: Lithuanian rabbi  

May 11 Karl friedrich hieronymus freiherr von münchhausen: German adventurer  

May 15 Maximilian hell: Slovakian astronomer  

May 21 Antonio corbisiero: Composer  

Jul 18 Gilbert white: "father of british naturalists",,17660718::"friedrich fleischmann, composer  

Jul 20 Ignaz vitzthumb: Composer  

Jul 24 Louise ulrike: Queen of sweden/wife of adolf frederik  

Aug 08 Carl fredrik pechlin: Swedish politician  

Aug 10 Franz joseph leonti meyer von schavensee: Composer  

Aug 11 Martin gerbert: Composer  

Aug 12 Konrad ekhof: German actor  

Aug 12 Martin gerbert: [von hornau], prince-abbot/music historian  

Aug 17 Charles d j eisen: French engraver/painter (contes de la fontaine)  

Aug 18 Laurence shirley: 4th earl ferrers, english murderer  

Aug 20 Bernard de bury: Composer  

Aug 30 Samuel whitbread: English brewer  

Sep 12 Frederick philipse iii: Nyc, land owner (bronx, westchester & putnam)  

Sep 22 Adolph carl kunzen: Composer  

Oct 03 Johann p uz: German poet (lyrische poem)  

Oct 04 Giovanni battista piranesi: Italian etcher  

Oct 08 Jonathan mayhew: American minister  

Oct 17 Maria teresa agnesi: Composer  

Oct 19 John woolman: American quaker preacher and abolitionist  

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Jan 31 Thomas grey: 2nd earl of stamford, english privy councillor (c. 1654)  

Feb 27 Samuel parris: English-born puritan minister (b. 1653)  

Mar 06 Pieter van flowers: Flemish painter, buried at 63  

Mar 08 Georg bronner: Composer,  

Apr 02 Joseph dudley: Colonial governor of massachusetts (b. 1647)  

Apr 21 Antoine hamilton: French writer (b. 1646)  

Jun 27 Guillaume amfrye de chaulieu: French poet (b. 1639)  

Jul 27 Johann samuel welter: Composer,