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Died on Wednesday August 20, 1721
- Anna Margaretha Vierling (71), Binau, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Nathaniel Burwell (40), Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
- François LINAIRE (60), Liessies,59740,Nord,Hauts-de-France,FRANCE
- Anna Maria DECLOEDT (32), Aartrijke,8211,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- George Lord Balgonie Leslie (26)
- Focko Ubels (35), Kalkwijk, Hoogezand-Sappemeer
- Catharina Paaschen Schrauwen, Zundert, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gerardus Vermeer, Rotterdam
- Gerrit Wessels Groothedde (61), Voorst
- Joanna Cremers, Stramproy
Born on August 20
- 1625 » Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist († 1709)
- 1632 » Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic († 1704)
- 1659 » Henry Every, English pirate († 1696)
- 1710 » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic († 1761)
- 1719 » Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator († 1783)
- 1720 » Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
- 1778 » Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile († 1842)
- 1779 » Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic († 1848)
- 1789 » Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia († 1833)
- 1799 » James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar († 1840)
Died on August 20
- 1639 » Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)
- 1648 » Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
- 1651 » Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)
- 1672 » Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)
- 1672 » Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)
- 1680 » William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)
- 1701 » Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)
- 1707 » Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)
- 1773 » Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)
- 1785 » Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)
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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