Historical Events In 1720

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

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

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

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 06   Pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63 in the year 1720.   

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

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

May 01   Great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 20   Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer in the year 1720.   

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

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

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

Aug 10   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer in the year 1720.   

Aug 11   Martin Gerbert, composer in the year 1720.   

Aug 12   In the year 1720 martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian   

Aug 17   In the year 1720 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

Aug 20   Bernard de Bury, composer in the year 1720.   

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

Sep 12   In the year 1720 isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor   

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

Oct 03   In the year 1720 johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)   

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

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)   

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.   

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

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

Mar 06   Pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63 died on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647) died on this day in history.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history death of guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)   

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