Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1720. 1720 (MDCCXX) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday...
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The IBM 1720 was a pilot project to create a real-time process control computer based on the IBM 1620 Model I. Only three 1720 systems were ever built:...
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The Kingdom of Sardinia is a term used to denote the Savoyard state from 1720 until 1861, which united the island of Sardinia with the mainland possessions...
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Events from the year 1720 in Canada. French Monarch: Louis XV British and Irish Monarch: George I Governor General of New France: Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil...
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Still Life Paintings from the Netherlands 1550–1720, (Dutch:Het Nederlandse Stilleven 1550–1720) is a 1999 art exhibition catalog published for a jointly...
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This article is a summary of the major literary events and publications of 1720. September–October – The "South Sea Bubble", i.e. the collapse of the South...
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South Sea Company (redirect from South Sea Company Act 1720)
as it expanded its operations dealing in government debt, and peaked in 1720 before suddenly collapsing to little above its original flotation price....
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Radcliffe Camera (redirect from Radcliffe Camera Act 1720)
the houses. An Act of Parliament (7 Geo. 1. St. 1. c. 13) was passed in 1720 that enabled any corporations within the university to sell ground for building...
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Treaties of Stockholm (Great Northern War) (redirect from Treaty of Stockholm (1720))
The Treaties of Stockholm were two treaties signed in 1719 and 1720 that ended the war between Sweden and an alliance of Hanover and Prussia. Aspects of...
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William Jameson (fl. 1689–1720) was a blind Scottish university teacher and religious controversialist. Jameson was born blind, but, being educated at...
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The year 1720 in science and technology involved some significant events. February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal of England. May...
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Antoine Hamilton (redirect from Anthony Hamilton (1646–1720))
Saint-Germain-en-Laye, le 21 Avril 1720, agé d'environ 74 ans." Auger 1805, p. 7, line 12. "Hamilton mourut a St.-Germain-en-Laye, le 6 août 1720, âgé d'environ soixante-quatorze...
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of the Habsburgs until 1717, and then of the Spanish Empire again until 1720. The kingdom was a part of the Crown of Aragon and initially consisted of...
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This article lists the most significant events and works of the year 1720 in music. April – The Royal Academy of Music, a company formed for Handel in...
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Oxford Street (redirect from Marylebone Road Act 1720)
The London Underground: An Illustrated History. Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1720-4. Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The...
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Satisfaction 1720 (Danish: Tordenskjold & Kold) is a Danish feature film directed by Henrik Ruben Genz. The drama takes place in 1720 and follows the acclaimed...
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on Nassau was a Spanish military expedition that took place in February 1720 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance wherein Spanish forces assaulted...
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Jonathan Mayhew (redirect from Mayhew, Jonathan 1720-1766)
Jonathan Mayhew (October 8, 1720 – July 9, 1766) was a noted American Congregational minister at Old West Church, Boston, Massachusetts. Mayhew was born...
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The 1720 Treaty of The Hague was signed on 17 February 1720 between Spain and the Quadruple Alliance, established by the 1718 Treaty of London. Its members...
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Calico Jack (category 1720 deaths)
John Rackham (hanged 18 November 1720), commonly known as Calico Jack, was an English pirate captain operating in the Bahamas and in Cuba during the early...
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River Weaver (redirect from River Weaver: Navigation Act 1720)
England. Improvements to the river to make it navigable were authorised in 1720 and the work, which included eleven locks, was completed in 1732. An unusual...
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Thomas Carter (Old Leighlin MP) (redirect from Thomas Carter (1720–1765))
Thomas Carter (1720 – 10 September 1765) was an Irish politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Old Leighlin in County Carlow from...
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Declaratory Act 1719 (redirect from Declaratory Act 1720)
Crown of Great Britain. Citation 6 Geo. 1. c. 5 Dates Royal assent 7 April 1720 Other legislation Repealed by Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland...
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River Dane (redirect from River Dane: Navigation Act 1720)
The River Dane is a tributary of the River Weaver that originates in the Peak District area of England. The name of the river (earlier Daven) is probably...
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Robert Bruce (Russian: Роман Вилимович Брюс, Roman Vilimovich Bruce; 1668–1720) was the first chief commander of Saint Petersburg. Of Scottish descent,...
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February 1720. She was completed for sea on 4 March 1720 at a cost of 3,041.11.3d plus 480.0.83/4 for fitting. She was commissioned in 1720 under the...
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Robert Knox (sailor) (redirect from Knox, Robert, 1641-1720)
Robert Knox (8 February 1641 – 19 June 1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea...
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Anne Bonny (disappeared after 28 November 1720) was a pirate who served under John “Calico Jack” Rackham. Amongst the few recorded female pirates in history...
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