Famous Deaths In 1721

Jan 07 Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739] in the year 1721.  

Feb 05 On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47  

Feb 16 James Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686) died in the year 1721.  

Feb 24 John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) died in the year 1721.  

Mar 16 James Craggs the Elder, English politician (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Mar 19 On this day in history clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71  

Apr 14 In the year 1721 death of michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652)  

Jul 08 On this day in history death of elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649)  

Jul 18 Jean Antoine Watteau, French painter, dies in the year 1721.  

Jul 25 Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral of Zealand, dies at 66 in the year 1721.  

Aug 03 On this day in history death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)  

Aug 13 Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665) died on this day in history.  

Sep 07 Bernhard Albinus, [Weiss], German artist (Frederik of Prussia), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 08 Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686) died on this day in history.  

Sep 11 Rudolph J Camerarius, German physician (sexuality plans), dies in the year 1721.  

Sep 18 In the year 1721 matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies  

Sep 20 Thomas Doggett, Irish actor died on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Benott Audran, artist/engraver, dies in the year 1721.  

Oct 04 Abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Oct 11 Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676) died in the year 1721.  

Dec 17 In the year 1721 death of richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English statesman (b. 1640)  

Dec 22 On this day in history death of nathaniel Hawes, tortured & executed in England for robbery  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792)  

Jan 21 In the year 1721 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

Feb 13 John Reid, composer was born in the year 1721.  

Feb 21 John McKinly, American physician (d. 1796) was born in the year 1721.  

Mar 19 Tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized was born in the year 1721.  

Apr 01 On this day in history birth of pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees)  

Apr 11 On this day in history birth of david Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808)