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1721 Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Years: 1718 1719 1720 - 1721 - 1722 1723 1724
Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1721 in literature 1721 in music 1721 in science List of state leaders in 1721 List of religious leaders in 1721

Table of 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 c1670)

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