1720
Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (died 1796)
Baron Carl Fredrik Pechlin was a Swedish politician and demagogue.
Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (died 1796)
The 1720s
Explore 232 historical events from 1720–1729.
1720
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (died 1760)
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers was an English nobleman, notable for being the last peer to be hanged, following his conviction for murdering his steward.
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, English politician (died 1760)
1720
Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (died 1785)
Bernard de Bury or Buri was a French musician and court composer of the late Baroque era.
Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (died 1785)
1720
Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread (died 1796)
Samuel Whitbread was a British brewer and politician. In 1742, he established a brewery that in 1799 became Whitbread & Co Ltd.
Samuel Whitbread, English brewer and politician, founded Whitbread (died 1796)
1720
Johann Uz, German poet and judge (died 1796)
Johann Peter Uz was a German poet.
Johann Uz, German poet and judge (died 1796)
1720
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (died 1778)
Giovanni Battista Piranesi was an Italian classical archaeologist, architect, and artist, famous for his etchings of Rome and of fictitious and atmospheric "prisons". He was the fa…
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (died 1778)
1720
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1795)
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini was an Italian composer. Though she was most famous for her compositions, she was also an accomplished harpsichordist and singer, and the majority of …
Maria Teresa Agnesi Pinottini, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1795)
1720
Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (born 1646)
Anthony Hamilton PC (Ire), also known as Antoine and comte d'Hamilton, was a soldier and a writer. As a Catholic of Irish and Scottish ancestry, his parents brought him to France i…
Antoine Hamilton, Irish-French soldier and author (born 1646)
1720
Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and author (born 1639)
Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and wit, was born at Fontenay, Province of Normandy.
Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and author (born 1639)
1720
John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (died 1772)
John Woolman was an American merchant, tailor, journalist, Quaker preacher, and early abolitionist during the colonial era. Based in Mount Holly, New Jersey, near Philadelphia, he …
John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (died 1772)
1720
Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (born 1641)
Anthonie Heinsius was a Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1689 to his death in 1720. Heinsius was an able negotiator and one of the greatest and most o…
Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch politician (born 1641)
1720
Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (born 1678)
Simon Ockley was a British Orientalist.
Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (born 1678)
1720
Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (born 1654)
Anne Le Fèvre Dacier, better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholar, translator, commentator and editor of the classics, including the Iliad and the Odyss…
Anne Dacier, French scholar and translator (born 1654)
1720
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648)
Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, was a French Huguenot soldier and diplomat who was influential in the English service in the Nine Years' War and the War of…
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648)
1720
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (born 1640)
Charles Antoine Coysevox was a French sculptor in the Baroque and Louis XIV style, best known for his sculpture decorating the gardens and Palace of Versailles and his portrait bus…
Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (born 1640)
1720
The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North…
The Villasur expedition of 1720 was a Spanish military expedition intended to check New France's growing influence on the North American Great Plains, led by Lieutenant-General Ped…
The Spanish Villasur expedition, intended to slow the progress of French influence on the Great Plains of North…