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   In the year 1720 gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent   

Jan 27   On this day in history samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror)   

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

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   In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)   

Feb 29   On this day in history queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns   

Mar 06   Pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 03   Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi on this day in history.   

May 01   Great Plague of Marseille in France killing 100,000+ people on this day in history.   

May 21   In the year 1720 antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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

Jun 09   Sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm on this day in history.   

Jun 10   In the year 1720 mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard   

Jun 10   On this day in history mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard   

Jul 03   On this day in history sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty   

Jul 18   Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer in the year 1720.   

Jul 20   In the year 1720 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer   

Jul 24   In the year 1720 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   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer in the year 1720.   

Aug 11   On this day in history martin Gerbert, composer   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history adolph Carl Kunzen, composer   

Oct 03   Johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem) in the year 1720.   

Oct 04   Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher in the year 1720.   

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Jan 04   On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist   

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

Jan 13   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1720.   

Mar 06   Pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63 died in the year 1720.   

Mar 08   Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1720 death of joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1647)   

Apr 21   In the year 1720 death of antoine Hamilton, French writer (b. 1646)   

Jun 27   In the year 1720 death of guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)   

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