Historical Events In 1720

Jan 04   Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist in the year 1720.   

Jan 06   The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings in the year 1720.   

Jan 11   In the year 1720 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent   

Jan 27   In the year 1720 samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror)   

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

Feb 01   Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England   

Feb 11   Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) in the year 1720.   

Feb 29   In the year 1720 queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns   

Mar 06   On this day in history pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63   

Mar 08   On this day in history georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 03   On this day in history elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi   

May 01   On this day in history great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people   

May 21   Antonio Corbisiero, composer in the year 1720.   

May 25   "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000 in the year 1720.   

Jun 09   On this day in history sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm   

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

Jun 10   Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard in the year 1720.   

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

Jul 18   In the year 1720 gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer   

Jul 20   Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer in the year 1720.   

Jul 24   In the year 1720 louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik   

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

Jul 27   On this day in history the second important victory of the Russian Navy   

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

Aug 11   Martin Gerbert, composer in the year 1720.   

Aug 12   On this day in history martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian   

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

Aug 20   On this day in history bernard de Bury, composer   

Sep 12   In the year 1720 frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam)   

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

Sep 22   On this day in history adolph Carl Kunzen, composer   

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

Oct 04   Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher on this day in history.   

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Jan 04   Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born in the year 1720.   

Jan 11   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent was born in the year 1720.   

Jan 13   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) died in the year 1720.   

Mar 06   On this day in history death of pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63   

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

Apr 02   Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) died in the year 1720.   

Apr 21   In the year 1720 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)   

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

Jul 27   Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.