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 in the year 1720.   

Jan 27   Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 10   Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England in the year 1720.   

Feb 11   In the year 1720 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1720 antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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

Jun 09   Sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm in the year 1720.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer in the year 1720.   

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

Jul 27   In the year 1720 johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69   

Jul 27   In the year 1720 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Sep 22   In the year 1720 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   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   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born in the year 1720.   

Jan 27   In the year 1720 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   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   On this day in history birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)   

Jan 31   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 27   In the year 1720 johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69