Historical Events In 1720
Saturday, 08 February 2025
Jan 04 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist in the year 1720.
Jan 06 The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings in the year 1720.
Jan 11 In the year 1720 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent
Jan 27 Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) in the year 1720.
Jan 31 In the year 1720 thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English privy councillor (c. 1654)
Feb 01 Sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty on this day in history.
Feb 10 In the year 1720 edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
Feb 11 In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)
Feb 29 Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns on this day in history.
Mar 06 On this day in history pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63
Mar 08 Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.
Apr 03 On this day in history elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi
May 01 In the year 1720 great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people
May 21 On this day in history antonio Corbisiero, composer
May 25 In the year 1720 "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 Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard in the year 1720.
Jun 10 Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard on this day in history.
Jul 03 Sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty on this day in history.
Jul 18 Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer in the year 1720.
Jul 20 Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer in the year 1720.
Jul 24 On this day in history louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik
Jul 27 Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1720.
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 In the year 1720 martin Gerbert, composer
Aug 12 In the year 1720 martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian
Aug 17 On this day in history charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)
Aug 20 In the year 1720 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 in the year 1720.
Sep 22 In the year 1720 adolph Carl Kunzen, composer
Oct 03 Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) in the year 1720.
Oct 04 Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher on this day in history.
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