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1720 in History

Browse historical records dated to 1720. Records are rendered from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

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Historical Events in 1720

1720

Archbishop

Guillaume Dubois · France · Cambrai

Appointed Archbishop of Cambrai

1720

Controller General

John Law · Scotland · Paris

Appointed Controller General of Finance

1720

Dismissal

John Law · Scotland · Paris

Dismissed as the Controller General of Finance

1720

Reform of Currency

John Law · Scotland · Paris

Bank-notes & company shares are devalued

1720

Reform of Government

John Law · Scotland · Paris

The edict of 21st May is repealed

1720

Reform of Interest Rates

Argenson · France · Paris

Interest rates are reduced from 4% to 2%

Births in 1720

1720

Birth of the Young Pretender

Charles Edward Stewart · Scotland · Palazzo Muti

Birth of the "Young Pretender", son of James Edward "the Old Pretender", son of the exiled Stuart King James VII and II, and Maria Clementina Sobieska, the granddaughter of John III Sobieski

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