Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1720
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Literature
- Daniel Defoe, Duncan Campbell, Captain Singleton
- John Gay, Collected Poems
- Aaron Hill, The Creation
- Jacob, The Poetical Register, vol. 2
- Marivaux, Arlequin
- Alexander Pope, Iliad, vol. 6 (of 6)
- Allan Ramsay, Poems
- Jonathan Swift, A Proposal for the Universal Use of Irish
Manufactures
- Hammond's Miscellany, including works by Alexander Pope
Theatre
- Hughes, The Siege of Damascus
- Richard Steele, The Theatre
Art
- Sir James Thornhill is knighted
Music
- Senesino and Giovanni Bononcini join the Royal Academy of
Music in London
- George Frederick Händel (or Handel), Radamisto
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
- Robert Walpole is appointed Paymaster
- Townshend is named Lord President
- The South Sea Bubble: a stock-market crash on Exchange Alley
- England's war with Spain begins (through 1729)
- The Declaratory Act gives Westminster the power to legislate
over Ireland.
Philosophy & Theology
- Jonathan Edwards completes his divinity studies at Yale
- Bernard Mandeville, Free Thoughts on Religion
Milestones
- Birth of Samuel Foote
- Death of John Hughes
- Birth of Richard Hurd
- Birth of Charlotte Lennox
- Birth of Elizabeth Montagu
- Birth of Gilbert White
- Death of Anne Finch, Lady Winchilsea
Miscellaneous
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