Historical Events In 1720

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent   

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) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)   

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   In the year 1720 elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi   

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

May 21   On this day in history antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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

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

Jul 03   Sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   On this day in history ignaz Vitzthumb, composer   

Jul 24   Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik on this day in history.   

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

Jul 27   The second important victory of the Russian Navy in the year 1720.   

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

Aug 11   Martin Gerbert, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Sep 12   Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1720.   

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Jan 04   In the year 1720 birth of johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1720 birth of richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808)   

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

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   In the year 1720 birth of gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803)   

Mar 09   In the year 1720 birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

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

Feb 27   Samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1720.   

Apr 21   Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) died in the year 1720.   

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

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