1724
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Years:
1721
1722
1723
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1724
-
1725
1726
1727
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Decades
:
1690s
1700s
1710s
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1720s
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1730s
1740s
1750s
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Centuries
:
17th century
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18th century
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19th century
Events
January 14
- King
Philip V of Spain
abdicates the throne
February 20
- The premiere of
Giulio Cesare
, an
Italian
opera
by
George Frideric Handel
, takes place in
London
June 23
-
Treaty of Constantinople
signed. Partitioned
Persia
between the
Ottoman Empire
and
Russia
November 16
–
Jack Sheppard
hanged in London
China
expels foreign missionaries
Knigsberg
founded
Blenheim Palace
construction is completed. It is presented as a gift to the
Duke of Marlborough
for his involvement in the
Battle of Blenheim
in
1704
Catherine I
was named czarina by
Peter the Great
in Russia
The Austrian Netherlands agree to the
Pragmatic Sanction
Mahmud of Afghanistan goes insane
Pierro Orsini become
Pope
Benedict XIII
Longman
, oldest
publishing house
in
England
, is founded
Births
April 22
-
Immanuel Kant
, philosopher (died
1804
)
June 8
-
John Smeaton
, civil engineer (died
1794
)
July 2
-
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
, poet (died
1803
)
August 25
-
George Stubbs
, painter (died
1806
)
John Michell
, English natural philosopher and geologist (died
1793
).
Franz Aepinus
Deaths
March 7
-
Pope Innocent XIII
(born
1655
)
June 15
-
Henry Sacheverell
, English churchman and politician (born
1674
)
October 29
-
William Wollaston
, English philosophical writer (born
1659
)
November 16
-
Jack Sheppard
(executed)
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