Historical Events
- Mar 15 Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
- Apr 15 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres in Leipzig
- Jul 22 Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
- Jul 25 North Carolina becomes a royal colony
- Jul 30 City of Baltimore founded
- Sep 16 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Groningen
- Oct 12 Willem KH Friso installed as viceroy of Gelderland
- Nov 9 Spain, France & Britain sign Treaty of Seville
- Nov 21 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
- Nov 28 Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
1729 in Music
- Apr 15 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres in Leipzig
Catherine the Great
William HoweFamous People in 1729
Antonio Vivaldi
Daniel Defoe
Johann Sebastian BachWorld Leaders in 1729
Robert Walpole
Famous People Who Died in 1729
- Jan 4 Joseph de Montesquiou earl d'Artagnan, French lt-general, dies at 77
- Jan 4 Meir Bacharach, Hebrew poet, dies
- Jan 19 William Congreve, English dramatist (Love for Love), dies at 58
- Jan 31 Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch navigator and explorer (1st European to discover Easter Island), dies at 69
- Mar 2 Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist, dies at 66
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