Important Events in 1720
- Feb 10 Edmond Halley appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory
- May 25 The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000
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Famous People in 1720
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Virtuoso & ComposerDaniel Defoe
NovelistJohann Sebastian Bach
Composer
World Leaders in 1720
George I
KingPeter the Great
Russian Tsar