In history, year 1721 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1721.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1721 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 24 march | Johann Sebastian Bach presented Margrave Christian Ludwig Brandenburg-Schwedt with six concertos, now commonly called the Brandenburg concertos. |
| 13 June | England signed the charter with Madriand. |
| 09 January | The committee investigating the South Sea bubble in England published its findings. |
| 24 March | Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto was dedicated to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwright. |
| 04 April | Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minister of Great Britain. |
| 08 May | Pope Innocent XIII Pope Clement XI succeeded as the 244th Pope. |
| 26 June | Dr. Zabdiel made Boylestone America's first smallpox. |
| 30 August | The North Sea War ended with Russian / Swedish peace. |
| 22 October | Czar Peter the Great "All-Russian Emperor was made. |
| 02 November | The great Peter architect declared the first emperor of Russia, it was replacing 176-year-old Taradam of Russia with the Russian Empire. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1721:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 April | Pieter Hellendaal / Violinist / United Kingdom |
| 04 August | Granville Leveson-Gower / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 06 December | James Elphinston / Philologist / Scotland |
| 09 September | Fredrik Henrik af Chapman / Admiral / Sweden |
| 09 July | Johann Nikolaus Götz / Poet / Germany |
| 09 November | Mark Akenside / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 09 December | Peter Pelham / Composer / United States of America |
| 11 April | David Zeisberger / Missionary / United States of America |
| 12 January | Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel / Field Marshal / Prussia |
| 13 February | John Reid / General / Scotland |
| 14 July | John Douglas / Scholar / Scotland |
| 14 September | Eliphalet Dyer / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 19 October | Joseph de Guignes / Orientalist / France |
| 19 April | Roger Sherman / Politician / United States of America |
| 19 September | William Robertson / Historian / Scotland |
| 19 January | Jean-Philippe Baratier / Author / Germany |
| 21 January | James Murray / Politician / Scotland |
| 24 February | John McKinly / Politician / United States of America |
| 27 December | François Hemsterhuis / Author / Netherlands |
| 31 August | George Hervey / Politician / United Kingdom |