Historical Events In 1720

Jan 04   Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history the Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.   

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

Jan 27   Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 01   On this day in history sweden & Prussia sign peace treaty   

Feb 10   Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England on this day in history.   

Feb 11   Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) in the year 1720.   

Feb 29   In the year 1720 queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns   

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   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 in the year 1720.   

May 21   Antonio Corbisiero, composer on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1720.   

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   On this day in history sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty   

Jul 18   Gilbert White, "father of British naturalists",,17660718::"Friedrich Fleischmann, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1720 ignaz Vitzthumb, composer   

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

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

Jul 27   The second important victory of the Russian Navy on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1720 franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer   

Aug 11   Martin Gerbert, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 12   On this day in history martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian   

Aug 17   In the year 1720 charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine)   

Aug 20   On this day in history 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   Adolph Carl Kunzen, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 04   Johann Friedrich Agricola, German (court)composer/organist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 08   Georg Bronner, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1720.   

Apr 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet (b. 1639)   

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