{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1720

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

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

Feb 08 In the year 1720 birth of emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750)  

Feb 26 In the year 1720 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.  

Mar 13 On this day in history birth of charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist and writer (d. 1793)  

Mar 22 In the year 1720 birth of nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799)  

Apr 03 In the year 1720 birth of elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi  

Apr 23 On this day in history birth of vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)  

May 11 On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)  

May 15 Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born in the year 1720.  

May 21 On this day in history birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer  

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

Jul 20 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer was born in the year 1720.  

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

Aug 08 On this day in history birth of carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796)  

Aug 10 Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 11 In the year 1720 birth of martin Gerbert, composer  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)  

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

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

Aug 18 On this day in history birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)  

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

Aug 30 On this day in history birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)  

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

Sep 22 In the year 1720 birth of adolph Carl Kunzen, composer  

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

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

Oct 08 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766) was born in the year 1720.  

Oct 17 In the year 1720 birth of maria Teresa Agnesi, composer  

Oct 19 John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. 1772) was born in the year 1720.  

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

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

Mar 06 In the year 1720 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 21 Antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646) died on this day in history.  

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

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