Notable Historical Events - 1722
1722 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 24 |
Tsar Peter the Great begins civil system |
Jan 24 |
Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard) |
Mar 8 |
Afghan monarch Mir Mahmud occupies Persia |
Mar 17 |
Willem KH Friso appointed mayor of Drente |
Apr 5 |
Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island |
Apr 6 |
Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, ends tax on men with beards |
Apr 22 |
19 VOC "komplotteurs" in Batavia executed |
Apr 30 |
Game of Billiards is mentioned in New England Courant |
May 3 |
Pierre de Marivaux' "La Double Inconstance" premieres in Paris |
Jun 30 |
Hungarian Parliament condemns Emperor Karel VI's Pragmatic Sanctions |
Jul 25 |
The Three Years War begins along the Maine and Massachusetts border. |
Sep 12 |
Russian troops occupy Baku & Derbent on Persia |
Oct 19 |
Frenchman C Hopffer patents fire extinguisher |
Nov 2 |
Willem KH Friso (11) appointed viceroy of Gelderland |
Nov 7 |
Richard Steele's "Conscious Lovers," premieres in London |
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