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1723

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

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

Years: 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 - 1723 - 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728

Events

Births

March 31 - King Frederick V of Denmark
June 5 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist, baptized this day, exact date of birth unknown
December 22 - Karl Friedrich Abel, German baroque composer
Sir Joshua Reynolds, Painter

Deaths

February 25 - Sir Christopher Wren, architect

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