1721 en la historia
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Eventos
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1721
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings.
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1721
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
Johann Sebastian Bach · Concerto · Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt · Brandenburg Concertos
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1721
Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
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1721
A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
Nacimientos Famosos
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1721
Duque Fernando de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, mariscal de campo prusiano (f. 1792)
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1721
Jean-Philippe Baratier, erudito y autor alemán (f. 1740)
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1721
James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, Governor of Minorca (d. 1794)
James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721) · Governor of Minorca
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1721
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. 1773)
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1721
John Reid, Scottish general (d. 1807)
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1721
John McKinly, médico y político irlandés-estadounidense, primer gobernador de Delaware (f. 1796)
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1721
Tobias Smollett, Scottish-Italian poet and author (d. 1771)
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1721
Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer (d. 1799)
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1721
David Zeisberger, Czech-American clergyman and missionary (d. 1808)
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1721
Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (d. 1793)
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1721
Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and author (d. 1781)
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1721
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (d. 1807)
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1721
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1803)
Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford · Lord President of the Council
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1721
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1775)
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol · Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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1721
Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (d. 1808)
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1721
Eliphalet Dyer, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 1807)
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1721
William Robertson, Scottish historian (d. 1793)
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1721
Joseph de Guignes, orientalista y sinólogo francés (f. 1800)
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1721
Mark Akenside, médico y poeta inglés (f. 1770)
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1721
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres, cartógrafo y político suizo-canadiense, Virrey de Nueva Escocia (f. 1824)
Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres · List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia
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1721
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French minister and politician (d. 1794)
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1721
James Elphinston, Scottish philologist and linguist (d. 1809)
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1721
Peter Pelham, English-American organist and composer (d. 1805)
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1721
François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (d. 1790)
Muertes Famosas
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1721
James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
James Craggs the Younger · Secretary of State for the Southern Department
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1721
John Sheffield, 1er Duque de Buckingham y Normanby, poeta y político inglés, Lord Presidente del Consejo (n. 1648)
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby · Lord President of the Council
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1721
James Craggs the Elder, English politician, Postmaster General of the United Kingdom (b. 1657)
James Craggs the Elder · Postmaster General of the United Kingdom
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1721
Pope Clement XI (b. 1649)
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1721
Michel Chamillart, French politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1652)
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1721
Christian William I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (b. 1647)
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1721
Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist (b. 1649)
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1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
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1721
Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-English sculptor and woodcarver (b. 1648)
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1721
Jacques Lelong, French priest and author (b. 1665)
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1721
Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. 1686)
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1721
Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, botánico y médico alemán (n. 1665)
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1721
Matthew Prior, English poet, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1664)
Matthew Prior · List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France
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Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (b. 1636)
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1721
Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (b. 1676)
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Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1640)
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough · Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster