1720
| Years: 1717 1718 1719 - 1720 - 1721 1722 1723 | |
| Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1720 in literature List of state leaders in 1720 | |
Events
- January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings
- February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace.
- February 29 - Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden resigns.
- The Tuscarora fled North Carolina as a result of European colonisation
- Edmond Halley appointed Astronomer Royal
- The Academia Real da Historia is founded in Lisbon, Portugal
Ongoing events
Births
- January 4 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, composer (died 1774)
- May 11 - Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, officer and adventurer (died 1797)
- July 18 - Gilbert White, English naturalist and cleric (died 1793)
- October 4 - Giambattista Piranesi, Italian architect
- December 31 - Bonnie Prince Charlie of Great Britain, later leader of Jacobitism (died 1788)
- Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan
Deaths
- (Buried July 7) - Maria Barbara Bach, first wife of Johann Sebastian Bach
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