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Categories
:
1721
1721
Years:
1718
1719
1720
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1721
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1722
1723
1724
Decades
:
1690s
1700s
1710s
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1720s
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1730s
1740s
1750s
Centuries
:
17th century
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18th century
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19th century
Contents
1 Events
2 Ongoing Events
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
Pope Innocent XIII
becomes pope
Johann Sebastian Bach
composes the
Brandenburg
Concertos
April 4
-
Robert Walpole
becomes the first prime minister of Britain
September 10
-
Treaty of Nystad
is signed, bringing an end to the
Great Northern War
November 2
-
Peter I
is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias
Ongoing Events
Great Northern War
(
1700
-1721)
Births
February 3
-
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
, general (died
1773
)
March 19
-
Tobias Smollett
, Scottish physician and author (died
1771
)
April 19
-
Roger Sherman
, signer of the
Declaration of Independence
April 19 -
Thomas McKean
, signer of the
Declaration of Independence
December 29
-
Marquise de Pompadour
, mistress of King
Louis XV of France
(died
1764
)
Deaths
March 19
-
Pope Clement XI
July 18
-
Antoine Watteau
, French painter (born
1684
)
September 18
-
Matthew Prior
, British poet and diplomat (born
1664
)
December 12
-
Alexander Selkirk
, Scottish sailor, inspiration for
Robinson Crusoe
Henri Arnaud , French pastor and leader of the Waldenses (born
1641
)
Thomas Doggett
, Irish actor (born c
1670
)
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:
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