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Born on Saturday January 22, 1724
- Heinrich Reuss Zu Ebersdorf, Ebersdorf († 1779)
- Heinrich XXIV von REUß, Ebersdorf, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Thüringen, Deutschland († 1779)
- Antoine Lestrade, Saint Santin Cantalès, Cantal, Frankrijk
- Elisabeth Homrighausen, Diedenshausen, Kreis Wittgenstein
- Heinrich Reuß zu Reuß zu Ebersdorf (born Ebersdorf), XXIV, Ebersdorf, Reuß, Deutschland († 1779)
- Heinrich XXIV Count Reuss of Ebersdorf, Ebersdorf († 1779)
- Cornelia Joannes van Vught, Nuland († 1771)
- Heinrich 24 van Reuss Zu Ebersdorf, Ebersdorf († 1779)
- Heinrich van Reuss zu Ebersdorf, Ebersdorf († 1779)
- Anthony Abeel, Albany/NY
Died on Saturday January 22, 1724
- Theunis Hendriksz Sagt (34), Emmikhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Giel Hendriksz Sacht (19), Emmikhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Maria van Honsen (38), Utrecht
- Nicolaus SOOLS (78), Langdorp
- Anna Maria Honsum van (38), Utrecht,Utrecht,Holland,Niederlande
- Louise de Condé (62), Vienne-le-Château, Marne, France
- Jan Cornelisse de Boer (21)
- Sijke Cornelis Sulkers (63), Emmikhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Marie Louise Parant (19), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Elisabeth Müller (30), Reddighausen, Kreis Frankenberg
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 22, 1724 at Delpher
Born on January 22
- 1654 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet († 1729)
- 1690 » Nicolas Lancret, French painter († 1743)
- 1729 » Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author († 1781)
- 1733 » Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer († 1796)
- 1740 » Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge († 1809)
- 1781 » François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor († 1849)
- 1788 » Lord Byron, English poet and playwright († 1824)
- 1792 » Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer († 1840)
- 1796 » Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic († 1864)
- 1797 » Maria Leopoldina of Austria († 1826)
Died on January 22
- 1599 » Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1547)
- 1666 » Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (b. 1592)
- 1750 » Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. 1675)
- 1763 » John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)
- 1767 » Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (b. 1719)
- 1779 » Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (b. 1736)
- 1779 » Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (b. 1733)
- 1798 » Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (b. 1726)
- 1840 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (b. 1752)
- 1850 » Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (b. 1795)
Names that were popular for boys in 1724
Names that were popular for girls in 1724
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1724
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
- April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
- November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
- December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.