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July 26, 1721Born on Sunday July 27, 1721
- Adam van den Beukel, ‘s-Gravenzande, Nederland († 1799)
- "Grietje" Adrianusdr van Toledo, Nieuw-Helvoet
- Aalbert Cornelisz. Vink, Vlaardingen († 1764)
- Aleidis Janse Kok, Vleuten, Utrecht, Nederland
- Albertus (Albert) Niemeijer(Nieuwmeijer) (Nymeyer) (Neymeyer), Groningen († 1773)
- Aagje van Duijn, Katwijk
- Anna Cornelis Ophorst, 's-Grevelduin-Capelle, Noord Brabant, Netherlands
- Aleidis de KOCK, Themaat († 1726)
- Albert Cornelisz Vink, Vlaardingen, Vlaardingen, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1764)
- Annetje Verschuur, Ooltgensplaat, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday July 27, 1721
- Marie Marguerite Leboeuf (24), Deschaillions, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada
- Johanna Isabelle van Sandick (38), Amsterdam
- Marij (Marie) Hillebrands (48), Krommenie, Nederland
- Nicolas Louis de La Roche-Aymon (28)
- Frans Paul Leonhard Simpert van Törring-Jettenbach (0)
- Albert Nieuwmeijer
- Barbara Eggerinckx (70)
- Marie Hilbrands (48), Krommenie
- Laurijntje PIETERSD (36)
- Adriaantje Daniels Sarels (65), Groede
Born on July 27
- 1667 » Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician and academic († 1748)
- 1733 » Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer († 1779)
- 1740 » Jeanne Baré, French explorer († 1803)
- 1741 » François-Hippolyte Barthélémon, French-English violinist and composer († 1808)
- 1752 » Samuel Smith, American general and politician († 1839)
- 1768 » Charlotte Corday, French assassin of Jean-Paul Marat († 1793)
- 1768 » Joseph Anton Koch, Austrian painter († 1839)
- 1773 » Jacob Aall, Norwegian economist and politician († 1844)
- 1777 » Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, English general († 1853)
- 1777 » Thomas Campbell, Scottish-French poet and academic († 1844)
Died on July 27
- 1656 » Salomo Glassius, German theologian and critic (b. 1593)
- 1675 » Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, French general (b. 1611)
- 1689 » John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (b. c. 1648)
- 1759 » Pierre Louis Maupertuis, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1698)
- 1770 » Robert Dinwiddie, Scottish merchant and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1693)
- 1841 » Mikhail Lermontov, Russian poet and painter (b. 1814)
- 1844 » John Dalton, English physicist, meteorologist, and chemist (b. 1776)
- 1863 » William Lowndes Yancey, American journalist and politician (b. 1813)
- 1865 » Jean-Joseph Dassy, French painter and lithographer (b. 1791)
- 1875 » Aleksander Kunileid, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1845)
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
- Jeanne
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Catherine
- Trijntje
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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