Famous Personalities Born In 1720

Jan 04 In the year 1720 birth of johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist  

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 Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 08 Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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.  

Mar 13 Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist and writer (d. 1793) was born in the year 1720.  

Mar 22 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi was born on this day in history.  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)  

May 11 In the year 1720 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)  

May 15 In the year 1720 birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)  

May 21 Antonio Corbisiero, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history birth of gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer  

Jul 20 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born in the year 1720.  

Jul 24 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born in the year 1720.  

Aug 08 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 10 In the year 1720 birth of franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer  

Aug 11 Martin Gerbert, composer was born in the year 1720.  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)  

Aug 12 Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian was born on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) was born in the year 1720.  

Aug 18 Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1720 birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

Aug 30 Samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796) was born in the year 1720.  

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam)  

Sep 22 In the year 1720 birth of adolph Carl Kunzen, composer  

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)  

Oct 04 Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher was born in the year 1720.  

Oct 08 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer was born in the year 1720.  

Oct 19 John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 31 Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654) died on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 08 Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1720.  

Apr 02 In the year 1720 death of joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)  

Apr 21 Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) died in the year 1720.  

Jun 27 Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639) died in the year 1720.  

Jul 27 In the year 1720 johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69