Notable Historical Events - 1720
1720 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 6 |
The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings. |
Feb 1 |
Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty |
Feb 10 |
Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England |
Feb 11 |
Sweden & Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) |
Feb 29 |
Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns |
May 25 |
The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000 |
Jun 9 |
Sweden & Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm |
Jun 10 |
Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard |
Jul 3 |
Sweden & Denmark sign peace treaty |
Jul 27 |
The second important victory of the Russian Navy - the Battle of Grengam. |
Sep 12 |
Isaak of Hoornbeek elected Dutch pension advisor |
Oct 10 |
French government proclaims strike on banknotes |
Oct 17 |
Pierre de Marivaux' "Arlequin Poli Par l'Amour," premieres in Paris |
Nov 9 |
Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire |
Nov 15 |
Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and John Rackham are captured by Capt. Jonathan Barnet and brought to Spanish Town, Jamaica, for trial |
Nov 28 |
Anne Bonny and Mary Read are tried, found guilty of pirating, and sentenced to death in Spanish Town, Jamaica, although their discovered pregnancies won them stays of execution |
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