American philosopher and scholar-pastor Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont (17), until his death in 1758
American philosopher and scholar-pastor Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont (17), until his death in 1758
American philosopher and scholar-pastor Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont (17), until his death in 1758
Key People
Events Before
The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia
The Supreme Privy Council of Imperial Russia, founded on 19 February 1726 and operative until 1730, originated as a body of advisors to Empress Catherine I.
French ballerina Marie de Camargo aged 16 makes her premiere at Paris Opera Ballets in "Les Caractères de la Danse"
French ballerina Marie de Camargo aged 16 makes her premiere at Paris Opera Ballets in "Les Caractères de la Danse"
Three men arrested during a February raid on Mother Clap's molly-house (a coffee house catering to homosexuals) in Londo
Three men arrested during a February raid on Mother Clap's molly-house (a coffee house catering to homosexuals) in London are executed by hanging at Tyburn, England
Cardinal Fleury succeeds Duke of Bourbon as French premier
Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon (Louis Henri Joseph; 18 August 1692 – 27 January 1740), was a French nobleman and politician who served as Prime Minister of France from 1723 to 1726.
Treaty of Alliance between the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI and the Russian Empire signed at Vienna
The Peace of Vienna, also known as the First Treaty of Vienna, was a series of four treaties signed between 30 April 1725 and 5 November 1725 involving the Habsburg Monarchy, the Holy Roman Empire...
Events After
Coronation of 12-year-old Peter II Alexeyevich as Tsar of Russia takes place in Moscow
Coronation of 12-year-old Peter II Alexeyevich as Tsar of Russia takes place in Moscow
John Gays' satiric work "The Beggar's Opera" premieres at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, England [NS=Feb 9]
John Gays' satiric work "The Beggar's Opera" premieres at the Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre in London, England [NS=Feb 9]
Spain & Britain sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
Spain & Britain sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
Pierre de Marivaux's play "Le Triomphe de Plutus" premieres in Paris
Pierre de Marivaux's play "Le Triomphe de Plutus" premieres in Paris
82 survivors of the Dutch ship Zeewijk sail into Batavia on a hand-built boat, ten months after being shipwrecked off th
82 survivors of the Dutch ship Zeewijk sail into Batavia on a hand-built boat, ten months after being shipwrecked off the western coast of Australia [1]
More from the 1720s
birth
James Wolfe is born
James Wolfe army officer, known for british army officer, was born on 1727-01-02. Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training…
Spanish King Philip V abdicates the throne in favor of his 17-year-old son Louis I; he returns to rule in September afte
Spanish King Philip V abdicates the throne in favor of his 17-year-old son Louis I; he returns to rule in September after Louis dies of smallpox
Edmond Halley is appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory
Edmond (or Edmund) Halley (8 November [O.S. 29 October] 1656 – 25 January 1742 [O.S. 14 January 1741]) was an English astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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