Famous Deaths Happened In 1720

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

Feb 27 On this day in history death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)  

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

Mar 08 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 03 In the year 1720 death of anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. 1641)  

Aug 09 Simon Ockley, English orientalist (b. 1678) died in the year 1720.  

Aug 17 Anne Lefèvre, French scholar (b. 1654) died in the year 1720.  

Sep 03 On this day in history death of henri de Massue, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1648)  

Oct 10 On this day in history death of antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (b. 1640)  

Nov 17 Calico Jack, English pirate (b. 1682) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1720 birth of charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778)  

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 Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790) was born in the year 1720.