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| '''1721''' (MDCCXXI) was the 2nd year of the [[1720s]] decade. | '''1721''' (MDCCXXI) was the 2nd year of the [[1720s]] decade. | ||
| - | == Art and culture == | + | == Events == |
| + | * [[January 6]] – The Committee of Inquiry on the collapse of the [[South Sea Company]] in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] publishes its findings. | ||
| + | * [[March 24]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s ''[[Brandenburg concertos]]'' are completed, and dedicated to [[Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt]]. | ||
| + | * [[April 26]] – [[Pirate]]s [[John Taylor (pirate)|John Taylor]] and [[Olivier Levasseur]] capture the 700-ton [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[galleon]] ''Nossa Senhora do Cabo'' at [[Réunion]]. The total value of treasure on board (from [[Portuguese Goa State|Goa]]) is estimated as between £100,000 and £875,000, one of the largest pirate hauls ever. | ||
| + | * [[May 8]] – [[Pope Innocent XIII]] succeeds [[Pope Clement XI]], as the 244th [[pope]]. | ||
| + | ==Art and culture== | ||
| ===Literature=== | ===Literature=== | ||
| - | ====Fiction==== | + | *[[Nathan Bailey]] – ''[[An Universal Etymological English Dictionary]]'' |
| - | ====Non-fiction==== | + | *[[Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu|Montesquieu]] – ''Lettres persanes'' (''[[Persian Letters]]'') |
| - | ===Visual art=== | + | *[[Eliza Haywood]] – ''[[The Fair Captive]]'' |
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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | ==Deaths == | + | * [[March 19]] – [[Tobias Smollett]], Scottish physician and author (d. [[1771]]) |
| + | * [[November 9]] – [[Mark Akenside]], English poet and physician (d. [[1770]]) | ||
| + | * [[December 6]] - [[Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes]], French statesman (d. [[1794]]) | ||
| + | * [[December 27]] – [[François Hemsterhuis]], Dutch philosopher (d. [[1790]]) | ||
| + | * [[December 29]] – [[Marquise de Pompadour]], mistress of King [[Louis XV of France]] (d. [[1764]]) | ||
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| + | == Deaths == | ||
| + | * [[January 26]] – [[Pierre Daniel Huet]], French churchman and scholar (b. [[1630]]) | ||
| + | * [[March 19]] – [[Pope Clement XI]] (b. [[1649]]) | ||
| + | * [[July 18]] – [[Jean-Antoine Watteau]], French painter (b. [[1684]]) | ||
| + | * [[September 11]] – [[Rudolf Jakob Camerarius]], German botanist and physician (b. [[1665]]) | ||
| + | * [[September 18]] – [[Matthew Prior]], British poet and diplomat (b. [[1664]]) | ||
| + | * [[December 13]] – [[Alexander Selkirk]], Scottish sailor (original "[[Robinson Crusoe]]") (b. [[1676]]) | ||
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1721 (MDCCXXI) was the 2nd year of the 1720s decade.
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Events
- January 6 – The Committee of Inquiry on the collapse of the South Sea Company in Great Britain publishes its findings.
- March 24 – Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg concertos are completed, and dedicated to Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg-Schwedt.
- April 26 – Pirates John Taylor and Olivier Levasseur capture the 700-ton Portuguese galleon Nossa Senhora do Cabo at Réunion. The total value of treasure on board (from Goa) is estimated as between £100,000 and £875,000, one of the largest pirate hauls ever.
- May 8 – Pope Innocent XIII succeeds Pope Clement XI, as the 244th pope.
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Art and culture
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Literature
- Nathan Bailey – An Universal Etymological English Dictionary
- Montesquieu – Lettres persanes (Persian Letters)
- Eliza Haywood – The Fair Captive
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Births
- March 19 – Tobias Smollett, Scottish physician and author (d. 1771)
- November 9 – Mark Akenside, English poet and physician (d. 1770)
- December 6 - Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, French statesman (d. 1794)
- December 27 – François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher (d. 1790)
- December 29 – Marquise de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1764)
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Deaths
- January 26 – Pierre Daniel Huet, French churchman and scholar (b. 1630)
- March 19 – Pope Clement XI (b. 1649)
- July 18 – Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)
- September 11 – Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)
- September 18 – Matthew Prior, British poet and diplomat (b. 1664)
- December 13 – Alexander Selkirk, Scottish sailor (original "Robinson Crusoe") (b. 1676)
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