Events in year of 1723
- 04-23Cornelis Steenoven elected Archbishop of Utrecht
People born in year of 1723
- 01-01Christian Friedrich Gregor: Composer
- 01-27Johann A Cramer: Prime Minister / poet
- 02-05John Witherspoon: Clergyman / signed Declaration of Independence
- 02-17Tobias Mayer: "method of lunars" for longitude determination
- 03-25Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder]: Dutch demonstrater
- 03-31Frederik V: King of Denmark / Norway (1746-66)
- 04-14John Wainwright: Composer
- 04-25Giovanni Marco Rutini: Composer
- 06-05Adam Smith: Kirkcaldy, Scotland -- Economist (Wealth of Nations)
- 06-18Giuseppe Scarlotti: Composer
- 06-20Adam Ferguson: Scottish sociologist / historian
- 06-30Christian Ernst Graf: Composer
- 07-01Pedro R de Campomanes: Spanish economist / historian / literary
- 07-16Joshua Reynolds: England, United Kingdom -- Portrait painter (Simplicity)
- 07-29Christleib Siegmund Binder: Composer
- 08-02Nicolas de Pigage: French classical architect
- 10-16Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini: Composer
- 12-19Susanne K von Klettenberg: German friend of Goethes mother
- 12-22Carl Friedrich Abel: German / British viola-da-gamba-player / composer
People died in year of 1723
- 02-02Antonio M Valsalva: Italian anatomist, dies at 66
- 02-25Christopher Wren: England, astronomer / architect, dies at 90
- 04-05J Fischer von Erlach: Austrian Architect (Hofburg, Vienna), dies at 66
- 04-10Claude F Tserclaes: South Netherlands Earl of Tilly, dies at 74
- 07-01Willem van de Pose: Gov of Cape Colony (1699-1797), dies at about 59
- 07-28Mariana Alcoforado: Nun (schreef no Lettres Portuguese), dies at 63
- 08-21Dimitrie Cantemir: Philosopher / Monarch of Moldova 1710-11, dies at 49
- 08-23Antoine Mouque: Composer, dies at 64
- 08-26Thonis van Leeuwenhoek: Biologist / inventor (microscope), dies at 90
- 11-07Godfrey Kneller: English Painter (74-77)
- 12-22Jacques Basnage: French / Dutch Historian / vicar, dies at 70
Events in year of 1724
- 01-14Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
- 04-01Henry Pelham becomes English Minister of War
- 04-06Duke of Newcastle becomes English Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 04-161st Easter observed (OS=Apr 9)
- 06-23Russia and Turkey sign Treaty of Constantinople
- 10-15Cornelis Steenoven is 1st Archbishop of Old-Catholic church
- 12-23Emperor Charles VI names Maria Elisabeth land guardian of Aust Neth
- 12-24Benjamin Franklin arrives in London
People born in year of 1724
- 01-30Ignaz Franz Xaver Kurzinger: Composer
- 04-12Lyman Hall: US Physician (signed Declaration of Independence)
- 04-22Immanuel Kant: Konigsberg, Germany -- Philosopher (Critique of Pure Reason)
- 04-27Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz: Composer
- 05-10Johan A Zoutman: Dutch Lieutenant Admiral (battle of Doggersbank)
- 06-08John Smeaton: Leeds, England -- Civil Engineer
- 07-02Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock: German poet
- 08-25George Stubbs: England, United Kingdom -- Animal painter (House Frightened by Lion)
- 09-01John Nieuwenhuijzen: Theologist / co-founder (Society of It General)
- 10-01Giovanni Battista Cirri: Composer
- 11-11Willem A Alting: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1780-97)
- 11-21John Ekels [the Old]: Amsterdam painter / cartoonist
- 12-01Charles Theodoor: Elector (Palts & Bayern)
- 12-01Dismas Hatas: Composer
- 12-05Joseph Friebert: Composer
- 12-13Aepinus [Franz UT Hoch]: German Physician / physicist
- 12-31Franz Joseph Oehlschlagel: Composer
People died in year of 1724
- 02-13Francisco Jose Coutinho: Composer, dies at 43
- 03-07Innocent XIII [Michelangiolo dei Conti]: Pope (1721-24), dies at 68
- 03-08Enrico Giovanni Zuccalli: Swiss architect, dies at about 81
- 05-18Johann K Amman: Swiss / Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
- 06-24Johann Theile: German Composer (Adam und Eva), dies at 77
- 08-24Andreas Kneller: Composer, dies at 75
- 11-16Jack Sheppard: English robber, hanged
Events in year of 1725
- 04-30Emperor Charles VI and King Philip IV of Spain sign Treaty of Vienna
- 05-01Spain and Austria sign trade treaty
- 09-03England, France, Hannover and Prussia sign Covenant of Hannover
- 09-05French King Louis XV marries Polish Princess Mary Lesczynski
- 11-05Spain and Austria sign secret treaty
People born in year of 1725
- 02-25Karl Wilhelm Ramler: German poet (Geistliche Kantaten)
- 03-29Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder: Composer
- 04-01Francois Bainville: Composer
- 04-02Casanova: Writer
- 04-05Giacomo Casanova: Italian writer / philanderer / adventurer (uncertain)
- 04-20Johann Friedrich Kloffler: Composer
- 06-17Joseph Anton Bauer: Composer
- 07-16Georg Simon Lohlein: Composer
- 08-15Ferdinando Bertoni: Composer
- 08-21Jean-Baptiste Greuze: French painter
- 08-24Johann Balthasar Kehl: Composer
- 09-25Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot: Designed and built 1st automobile
- 10-17John Wilkes: English journalist / MP (N Briton)
People died in year of 1725
- 01-06Chikamatsu Monzaemon: Japanese playwright (Yotsugi Soga), dies at about 71
- 02-06Johann Philipp Krieger: Composer, dies at 75
- 02-08Peter I "the Great" Romanov: Czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
- 05-08John Lovewell: US indian fighter, dies in battle
- 05-21Robert Haley Earl of Oxford: English Whig Premier (1710-4), dies at 63
- 08-15Gerard Noodt: Lawyer, dies at 77
- 10-22Alessandro Scarlatti: Composer, dies at 65
- 10-22Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlotti: Composer, dies at 65
- 10-27Jacob Hop: Politician / diplomat, dies at 71