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| Years: 1719 1720 1721 - 1722 - 1723 1724 1725 | |
| Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
Events
- Abraham De Moivre states De Moivre's theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers
- Publication of the first book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
- Fall of Persia's Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people.
- July 25 - Three Years War begins along Maine and Massachusetts border.
- December 20 - After the longest reign by a Chinese Emperor in history, the Kangxi Emperor dies and is succeeded by his son Yinzhen with the reign name Yongzheng.
Births
- February 19 - Tiphaigne de la Roche, French author (d. 1774)
- April 11 - Christopher Smart, English poet (d. 1771)
- September 22 - John Home, Scottish dramatist (d. 1808)
- September 27 - Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (d. 1803)
- Flora Macdonald, Scottish heroine (d. 1790)
- Hyder Ali, Indian general and Sultan of Mysore (d. 1782)
- Joseph Warton, English poet and critic (d. 1800)
Deaths
- January 21 - Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English supporter of William III of Orange (b. 1661)
- March 11 - John Toland, Irish philosopher (b. 1670)
- June 16 - John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (b. 1650)
- December 20 - Kangxi Emperor of China (b. 1654)
- Johann Kuhnau, German composer (b. 1660)
- Johann Adam Reincken, German organist and composer (b. 1623)
- Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver, and architect (b. 1659)af:1722
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