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Died on Sunday February 16, 1721
- Jan Gijsbertsen van Ravenhorst op (groot) Lambalgen (107), Gemeente Renswoude, Utrecht, Nederland
- Catharina Oudaert, Aartrijke (WVL)
- Gerardus Tilmans (Tak Geulle) (36), Geulle (L)
- Jan Gijsberts van Ravenhorst (36), Renswoude
- Aaltjen Knuivers, Kotten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Elisabeth Baune Lafranchise (0), Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada
- Henricus Holvoet (54), Koekelare, West-Vlaanderen
- Gerardus Tilmans (77), Geulle, LI, Netherlands
- Jan Gijsbertsz van Ravenhorst (36), renswoude (utrecht)
- Jan van Ravenhorst (33), Renswoude
Born on February 16
- 1643 » John Sharp, English archbishop († 1714)
- 1698 » Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician, geophysicist, and astronomer († 1758)
- 1727 » Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Austrian botanist, chemist, and mycologist († 1817)
- 1740 » Giambattista Bodoni, Italian publisher and engraver († 1813)
- 1761 » Jean-Charles Pichegru, French general († 1804)
- 1774 » Pierre Rode, French violinist and composer († 1830)
- 1786 » Maria Pavlovna, Russian Grand Duchess († 1859)
- 1802 » Phineas Quimby, American mystic and philosopher († 1866)
- 1804 » Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold, German physiologist and zoologist († 1885)
- 1812 » Henry Wilson, American colonel and politician, 18th Vice President of the United States († 1875)
Died on February 16
- 1560 » Jean du Bellay, French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1493)
- 1579 » Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada, Spanish explorer (b. 1509)
- 1645 » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and politician, 24th Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1585)
- 1710 » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1721 » James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (b. 1686)
- 1754 » Richard Mead, English physician (b. 1673)
- 1820 » Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (b. 1758)
- 1862 » William Pennington American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of New Jersey, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1796)
- 1898 » Thomas Bracken, Irish-New Zealand journalist, poet, and politician (b. 1843)
- 1899 » Félix Faure, French merchant and politician, 7th President of France (b. 1841)
Names that were popular for boys in 1721
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Willem
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Jean
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Pierre
- Jansz
- Johann
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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