Historical Events In 1720

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

Jan 06   In the year 1720 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   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   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   In the year 1720 sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)   

Feb 29   Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history antonio Corbisiero, composer   

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

Jun 09   On this day in history sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm   

Jun 10   Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard on this day in history.   

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

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   Ignaz Vitzthumb, composer in the year 1720.   

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   In the year 1720 the second important victory of the Russian Navy   

Aug 10   Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history martin Gerbert, composer   

Aug 12   Martin Gerbert, [von Hornau], prince-abbot/music historian in the year 1720.   

Aug 17   Charles D J Eisen, French engraver/painter (Contes de La Fontaine) in the year 1720.   

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   In the year 1720 isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor   

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   On this day in history giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian etcher   

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Jan 04   In the year 1720 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   Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778) was born in the year 1720.   

Feb 08   Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of samuel Parris, English-born Puritan minister (b. 1653)   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Johann Samuel Welter, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1720.