Historical Events In 1720

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

Jan 06   The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) in the year 1720.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

Feb 10   Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)   

Feb 29   Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1720 georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 03   Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi in the year 1720.   

May 01   Great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people in the year 1720.   

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

May 25   "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 09   In the year 1720 sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm   

Jun 10   In the year 1720 mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard   

Jun 10   In the year 1720 mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard   

Jul 03   Sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty in the year 1720.   

Jul 18   Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history ignaz Vitzthumb, composer   

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

Jul 27   Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1720.   

Jul 27   The second important victory of the Russian Navy on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer   

Aug 11   In the year 1720 martin Gerbert, composer   

Aug 12   Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian in the year 1720.   

Aug 17   On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

Aug 20   Bernard de Bury, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam) in the year 1720.   

Sep 12   On this day in history isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor   

Sep 22   In the year 1720 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1720 giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher   

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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   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born in the year 1720.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history birth of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778)   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history birth of gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1720 death of thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)   

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)   

Jun 27   In the year 1720 death of guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)   

Jul 27   On this day in history johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69