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   On this day in history gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent   

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

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

Feb 01   In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

Feb 10   In the year 1720 edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England   

Feb 11   Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 08   In the year 1720 georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

Apr 03   In the year 1720 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   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   In the year 1720 mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard   

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   In the year 1720 gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer   

Jul 20   In the year 1720 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer   

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

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

Jul 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Bernard de Bury, composer in the year 1720.   

Sep 12   Frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam) on this day in history.   

Sep 12   Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor in the year 1720.   

Sep 22   Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 11   Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent was born in the year 1720.   

Jan 13   Richard Hurd, English bishop and writer (d. 1808) was born in the year 1720.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1720 georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53   

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

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   Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1720.