Events in year of 1719
- 01-05Engl / Hannover / Saxony-Poland / Austria sign anti-Prussian / Russian pact
- 01-23Principality of Liechtenstein created within Holy Roman Empire
- 04-25Daniel Defoes publishes "Robinson Crusoe"
- 09-23Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire
- 11-20Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm
- 12-111st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in US (New England)
People born in year of 1719
- 01-17Jean-Joseph Vade: Composer
- 03-04Aert Schouman: Dutch bird / portrait painter
- 03-30John Hawkins: England, United Kingdom -- Wrote 1st history of music
- 04-17Christian Gottfried Krause: Composer
- 06-11Franz K von Velbruck: German Freemason / Prince-Bishop of Luik
- 08-27John / Jean Nepveu: Dutch Governor of Suriname (1768-79)
- 10-20Gottfried Achenwall: German lawyer / statistician / economist
- 10-26Joaquin de Oxinaga: Composer
- 11-10Georg Philipp Kress: Composer
- 11-14Johann Georg Leopold Mozart: Composer
- 12-24Johann Christoph Altnikol: Composer
People died in year of 1719
- 02-25Giovanni Maria Casini: Composer, dies at 66
- 04-07Jean-Baptiste de la Salle: French priest / theory / saint, dies at 67
- 04-15Johann Friedrich Treiber: Composer, dies at 76
- 06-17Joseph Addison: English Poet / writer / Secretary of State, dies at 47
- 07-26Johann Georg Christian Storl: Composer, dies at 43
- 08-19Karl H Freiherr von Canstein: German lawyer, dies at 52
- 09-19Frans Anneessens: Belgian Merchant / lord of the manor, executed at 59
- 09-19Jan Weenix: Dutch painter, buried
- 10-14Arnold Houbraken: Painter / writer), dies at 59
- 11-19Jean Deutz: Minster of Heemskerk / Merchant / Amsterdam regent, dies at 64
- 12-02Pasquier Quesnel: French Theologist (La Foi), dies at 85
- 12-16Adrian "Aart" van Wijck: Dutch Theologist (anti-jansenism), dies at 78
- 12-31John Flamsteed: 1st Astronomer Royal, dies at 73
Events in year of 1720
- 02-01Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty
- 02-10Edmund Halley appointed 2nd Astronomer Royal of England
- 02-11Sweden and Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm)
- 02-29Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns
- 05-25"Le Grand St. Antoine" reaches Marseille, plague kills 80,000
- 06-09Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm
- 06-10Mrs Clements of England markets 1st paste-style mustard
- 07-03Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty
- 10-10French government proclaims strike on banknotes
- 11-09Rabbi Yehuda Hasid synagogue set afire
People born in year of 1720
- 01-04Johann Friedrich Agricola: German (court)composer / Organist
- 01-11Gijsbert John van Hardenbroeck: Utrechts regent
- 01-27Samuel Foote: England, United Kingdom -- Actor / dramatist (Mirror)
- 04-03Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman]: Latvian rabbi
- 05-21Antonio Corbisiero: Composer
- 07-18Gilbert White: "father of British naturalists"
- 07-20Ignaz Vitzthumb: Composer
- 07-24Louise Ulrike: Queen of Sweden / Wife of Adolf Frederik
- 08-10Franz Joseph Leonti Meyer von Schavensee: Composer
- 08-17Charles D J Eisen: French engraver / painter (Contes de La Fontaine)
- 08-20Bernard de Bury: Composer
- 09-12Frederick Philipse III: NYC, New York -- Land owner (Bronx, Westchester and Putnam)
- 09-22Adolph Carl Kunzen: Composer
- 10-03Johann P Uz: German poet (Lyrische Poem)
- 10-04Giovanni Battista Piranesi: Italian etcher
- 10-17Maria Teresa Agnesi: Composer
- 11-16Carlo Antonio Campioni: Composer
- 12-04Jean-Jacques Robson: Composer
- 12-15J F Beck: Writer
- 12-20Charles Edward Stuart [Bonnie Prince Charlie / Young Pretender]
- 12-31Charles Edward Stuart [Bonnie Prince]: English pretender to throne
People died in year of 1720
- 03-06Pieter van Flowers: Flemish painter, buried at 63
- 03-08Georg Bronner: Composer, dies at 53
- 07-27Johann Samuel Welter: Composer, dies at 69
Events in year of 1721
- 01-25Czar Peter the Great ends Russian-orthodox patriarchy
- 03-09English Chancellor Exchequer John Aislabie confined in London Tower
- 03-24Johann Sebastian Bach opens his Brandenburgse Concerts
- 03-27France and Spain sign Treaty of Madrid
- 04-26Smallpox vaccination 1st administrated
- 05-08Michelangiolo dei Conti replaces Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII
- 05-29South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony
- 06-13England signs Treaty of Madrid
- 06-26Dr Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America
- 08-30Russian / Swedish Peace of Nystad, ends North Sea War
- 10-22Czar Peter the Great becomes "All-Russian Imperator"
- 11-01Prince Eugenius of Savoye unveals statue of himself
People born in year of 1721
- 02-13John Reid: Composer
- 03-19Tobias Smollett: Scottish writer, baptized
- 04-01Pieter Hellendaal: Dutch violinist / Organist / composer (Glees)
- 04-13John Hanson: Maryland, United States -- 1st US President under Articles of Confederation
- 04-14William August Duke of Cumberland: English army leader
- 04-19Roger Sherman: Signer (Declaration of Independence, Constitution)
- 04-24Johann Philipp Kirnberger: German composer, baptised
- 07-22Francois-Joseph Krafft: Composer
- 08-13Francis Ireland: Composer
- 08-21Lucretia W van Winter-van Merken: Dutch poet
- 10-25Pierre Talon: Composer
- 11-25Willem Crul: Admiral (West-Indies)
- 12-25William Collins: Chichester, England -- (Mayor-Chichester) / poet
- 12-27Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis: Frisian philosopher
- 12-29Madame De Pompadour: Mistress of French King Louis the 15th
People died in year of 1721
- 02-05James Stanhope 1st Earl of Stanhope: English General, dies at 47
- 03-19Clement XI [Giovanni F Albani]: Italian Pope (1700-21), dies at 71
- 07-18Jean Antoine Watteau: French painter
- 07-25Geleyn Evertsen: Lieutenant Admiral of Zealand, dies at 66
- 09-07Bernhard Albinus [Weiss]: German artist (Frederik of Prussia)
- 09-11Rudolph J Camerarius: German Physician (sexuality plans)
- 09-18Matthew Prior: Poet / diplomat
- 10-02Benott Audran: Artist / engraver
- 10-04Abraham Alewijn: Poet / playwright (Beslikte Swaantje), dies at 36
- 12-22Nathaniel Hawes: Tortured and executed in England for robbery