{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1720

Jan 04 Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born in the year 1720.  

Jan 11 In the year 1720 birth of gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck, Utrechts regent  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1720 birth of philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)  

Mar 13 Charles Bonnet, Swiss naturalist and writer (d. 1793) was born in the year 1720.  

Mar 22 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799) was born in the year 1720.  

Apr 03 On this day in history birth of elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi  

Apr 23 In the year 1720 birth of vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)  

May 11 In the year 1720 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)  

May 15 On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)  

May 21 In the year 1720 birth of antonio Corbisiero, composer  

Jul 18 In the year 1720 birth of gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer  

Jul 20 In the year 1720 birth of ignaz Vitzthumb, composer  

Jul 24 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik was born in the year 1720.  

Aug 08 Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796) was born in the year 1720.  

Aug 10 On this day in history birth of franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer  

Aug 11 In the year 1720 birth of martin Gerbert, composer  

Aug 12 On this day in history birth of konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778)  

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

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

Aug 18 On this day in history birth of laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English murderer (d. 1760)  

Aug 20 Bernard de Bury, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 30 In the year 1720 birth of samuel Whitbread, English brewer (d. 1796)  

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of frederick Philipse III, NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam)  

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

Oct 03 In the year 1720 birth of johann P Uz, German poet (Lyrische Poem)  

Oct 04 In the year 1720 birth of giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher  

Oct 08 In the year 1720 birth of jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)  

Oct 17 Maria Teresa Agnesi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Oct 19 John Woolman, American Quaker preacher and abolitionist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 In the year 1720 death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)  

Mar 06 In the year 1720 death of pieter van Flowers, Flemish painter, buried at 63  

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

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 in the year 1720.  

Jul 27 Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.