1721

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s

Years: 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 - 1721 - 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726

• Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope
• Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos
• Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War

Births

• February 3 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz[?], general (+ 1773)
• April 19 - Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence
• April 19 - Thomas McKean, signer of the Declaration of Independence

Deaths

• March - Pope Clement XI