Death of Peter I the Great
Death of Peter I the Great, his widow continues to reign as Catherine I
Historical events in 1725
19 historical records
January 17251 historical events
September 17251 historical events
Treaty of Hanover
Allies Britain, Prussia & France against Austria & Spain
Marriage
Marries Maria Leszcynska
Giulo Cesare
Composes, "Giulo Cesare"
Easter Oratorio
Composition of "Easter Oratorio"
Pragmatic Sanction, The
Frederick William I declares support for the Pragmatic Sanction
Sanction-Pragmatic
Frederick William I declares support for the Pragmatic Sanction
Odyssey Volumes Begin
The first volumes of Pope's translation of Homer's Odyssey appeared in print.
Complete English Tradesman First Volume
Defoe published The Complete English Tradesman, offering advice on commercial practice and business conduct.
Cassandra Book Illustrations
Hogarth produced plates for an English edition of the romance Cassandra, extending his work as a literary illustrator.
First Denominated Banknotes
William Thompson serves as Governor as the Bank of England begins issuing partially printed banknotes in standard denominations of twenty pounds and above.
Knighthood
Awarded a Knighthood
Promises to return Gibraltar to Spain
Promises to return Gibraltar to Spain
Greenwich Lunar Tables Receive Attention
The Observatory's observations helped test techniques that would later support lunar distance navigation. The work improved the repeatability of observational methods.
Berkeley Promotes Bermuda College Proposal
Berkeley circulated plans to found a college intended for education and missionary work in the Atlantic world. The proposal joined his theological ideals to a contested colonial educational vision.
The Four Seasons
Composes, "The Four Seasons"
Bishop
Appointed Bishop of Theodosia
Marriage
Stanislaw Is daughter Maria marries Louis XV of France
RAS
Founds the Russian Academy of Sciences