Famous Deaths Happened In 1721

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

Feb 05 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 in the year 1721.  

Feb 16 In the year 1721 death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)  

Feb 24 In the year 1721 death of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648)  

Mar 16 On this day in history death of james Craggs the Elder, English politician (b. 1657)  

Mar 19 In the year 1721 clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71  

Apr 14 Michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652) died on this day in history.  

Jul 08 Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18 In the year 1721 jean Antoine Watteau, French painter, dies  

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

Aug 03 In the year 1721 death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)  

Aug 13 On this day in history death of jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665)  

Sep 07 Bernhard Albinus, [Weiss], German artist (Frederik of Prussia), dies in the year 1721.  

Sep 08 In the year 1721 death of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686)  

Sep 11 In the year 1721 rudolph J Camerarius, German physician (sexuality plans), dies  

Sep 18 On this day in history matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies  

Sep 20 Thomas Doggett, Irish actor died in the year 1721.  

Oct 02 Benott Audran, artist/engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 On this day in history abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36  

Oct 11 In the year 1721 death of edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636)  

Dec 13 Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676) died on this day in history.  

Dec 17 Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English statesman (b. 1640) died in the year 1721.  

Dec 22 Nathaniel Hawes, tortured & executed in England for robbery died in the year 1721.  

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

Jan 21 James Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794) was born in the year 1721.  

Feb 03 In the year 1721 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

Feb 13 In the year 1721 birth of john Reid, composer  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of john McKinly, American physician (d. 1796)  

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

Apr 01 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) was born in the year 1721.  

Apr 11 David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808) was born in the year 1721.