Famous Deaths Happened In 1721

Jan 07 Rochus Aerts, Flemish sculptor, dies [or 1739] in the year 1721.  

Feb 05 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 In the year 1721 death of james Craggs the Younger, English politician (b. 1686)  

Feb 24 John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (b. 1648) died in the year 1721.  

Mar 16 James Craggs the Elder, English politician (b. 1657) died on this day in history.  

Mar 19 On this day in history clement XI, [Giovanni F Albani], Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71  

Apr 14 On this day in history death of michel Chamillart, French statesman (b. 1652)  

Jul 08 Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (b. 1649) died on this day in history.  

Jul 18 Jean Antoine Watteau, French painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Geleyn Evertsen, lt-admiral of Zealand, dies at 66 in the year 1721.  

Aug 03 In the year 1721 death of grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. 1648)  

Aug 13 Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (b. 1665) died in the year 1721.  

Sep 07 On this day in history bernhard Albinus, [Weiss], German artist (Frederik of Prussia), dies  

Sep 08 On this day in history death of michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686)  

Sep 11 Rudolph J Camerarius, German physician (sexuality plans), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 18 Matthew Prior, poet/diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Thomas Doggett, Irish actor died on this day in history.  

Oct 02 Benott Audran, artist/engraver, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Abraham Alewijn, poet/playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36 in the year 1721.  

Oct 11 Edward Colston, English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1636) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history death of alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor and castaway (b. 1676)  

Dec 17 In the year 1721 death of richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English statesman (b. 1640)  

Dec 22 Nathaniel Hawes, tortured & executed in England for robbery died in the year 1721.  

Jan 12 Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick, Prussian general (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1721 birth of james Murray, British military officer, governor of Quebec (d. 1794)  

Feb 03 In the year 1721 birth of friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)  

Feb 13 John Reid, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of john McKinly, American physician (d. 1796)  

Mar 19 In the year 1721 birth of tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized  

Apr 01 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist/organist/composer (Glees) was born in the year 1721.  

Apr 11 In the year 1721 birth of david Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808)