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June 15, 1721Born on Monday June 16, 1721
- Gerrit Kouwenhoven (Conover), Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States († 1783)
- Arij Hillebrantsz. van der Sman, Stompwijk
- Anna de Wolf, Moorsel
- Joannes Baptista Gogo, Antwerpen, 2000, België
- Abigail Warren, Plainfield, Windham, CT, United States († 1721)
- Henric Jan Heinen, Lintelo
- Anna Leppens, Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1800)
- Frederica Henrietta van Kellenbach
- Etienne François TURGOT, Paris, Île-de-France, France († 1788)
- Gilbert Colesworthy, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1818)
Died on Monday June 16, 1721
- Anne Smith (50)
- Ariaentje Aerts van der Neut (66), Sluipwijk
- Agatha Petronella Baroness Van Den Boetzelaer
- Baartje BERGWERFF, Schiedam
- Catharina Sas (69), Lille
- Gerrit Beune Stolk (0), Rotterdam, Overschie, ZH, Nederland
- CASPARUS CANISIUS, Kamp-Nuth
- Agatha Petronella des H.R.R. barones van den Boetzelaer (63)
- Antonio de Oliveira Leitão (100), Salvador, BA, Brazil
- Gerrit Stolk, Overschie
Born on June 16
- 1633 » Jean de Thévenot, French linguist and botanist († 1667)
- 1644 » Henrietta Anne Stuart, Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland († 1670)
- 1653 » James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon, English nobleman († 1699)
- 1713 » Meshech Weare, American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire († 1786)
- 1723 » Adam Smith, Scottish philosopher and economist († 1790)
- 1738 » Mary Katherine Goddard, American publisher († 1816)
- 1754 » Salawat Yulayev, Russian poet († 1800)
- 1792 » John Linnell, English painter and engraver († 1882)
- 1801 » Julius Plücker, German mathematician and physicist († 1868)
- 1806 » Edward Davy, English physician and chemist († 1885)
Died on June 16
- 1622 » Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (b. 1555)
- 1626 » Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, German Protestant military leader (b. 1599)
- 1666 » Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet, English poet and diplomat, English Ambassador to Spain (b. 1608)
- 1722 » John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (b. 1650)
- 1743 » Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, eldest daughter of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1673)
- 1752 » Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (b. 1692)
- 1762 » Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford) (b. c.1705)
- 1777 » Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, French poet and playwright (b. 1709)
- 1779 » Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet, English lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1712)
- 1804 » Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor (b. 1728)
Names that were popular for boys in 1721
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Jean
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Pierre
- Jansz
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1721
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Trijntje
- Van
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1721
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 6 » The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.
- March 24 » Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated six concertos to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt, now commonly called the Brandenburg Concertos, BWV 1046-1051.
- April 4 » Sir Robert Walpole becomes the first British prime minister.
- April 26 » A massive earthquake devastates the Iranian city of Tabriz.
- August 18 » The city of Shamakhi in Safavid Shirvan is sacked.
- October 22 » Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War.
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