Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1724. This year saw 5 significant events.
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
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres on Good Friday at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)
The Treaty of Constantinople Russo-Ottoman Treaty or Treaty of the Partition of Persia (Iran Mukasemenamesi) was a treaty concluded on 24 June 1724 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire,...
Cornelis Steenoven becomes the first archbishop of the Old Catholic Church in Utrecht, Netherlands
Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities
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
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres on Good Friday at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)
The Treaty of Constantinople Russo-Ottoman Treaty or Treaty of the Partition of Persia (Iran Mukasemenamesi) was a treaty concluded on 24 June 1724 between the Ottoman Empire and the Russian Empire,...
Cornelis Steenoven becomes the first archbishop of the Old Catholic Church in Utrecht, Netherlands
Tumult of Thorn - religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities