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January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. February 17 – The Treaty of The Hague is signed between Spain, Britain, France, Austria and the Dutch Republic, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance. [1]
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1720s. The 1720s decade ran from January 1, 1720, to...
- 1720 in Great Britain
17 February – Treaty of The Hague signed between Britain,...
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May 25, 2020 · O n May 25, 1720, a ship named the Grand Saint-Antoine arrived in the port of Marseille, France, laden with cotton, fine silks, and other goods. The invisible cargo it also carried, the bacteria...
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After 1720, when the overinflated value of the South Sea Company stock fell dramatically, the company itself survived and maintained its involvement in the Spanish American colonies. The company would continue to experience the complexities of carrying out the slave trade with a foreign power and the conflicting and competing interests of ...
Beginning. Events. 1720 was a leap year. Events. The Town on Queen Anne's Creek, North Carolina is renamed Edenton in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles Eden. It is later incorporated in 1722. The Tuscarora fled North Carolina as a result of European colonisation. Edmond Halley appointed Astronomer Royal.
Quick Facts. Close. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1720. February 24: Battle of Nassau. Events. January – March. January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England.
