Historical Events in 1721

Peter's Church Reforms

Jan 25 Tsar Peter the Great makes the Moscow patriarchate and Russian Orthodox Church subordinate to the state

Mar 9 British Chancellor Exchequer John Aislabie confined in London Tower

Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Mar 24 Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Mar 27 France & Spain sign Treaty of Madrid

1st Lord of the Treasury

Apr 3 Robert Walpole becomes Britain's 1st Lord of the Treasury - effective Prime Minister, although that term was never officially used (indeed, it was considered an insult) until much later

First British Prime Minister Robert Walpole

Apr 22 HMS Seahorse infected with smallpox arrives in Boston harbor, causing the first outbreak in two decades. - half of the population catch it, causing 850 deaths [1]
May 8 Michelangiolo dei Conti succeeds Pope Clement XI, as Innocent XIII
May 25 John Copson becomes America's 1st insurance agent
May 29 South Carolina formally incorporated as a royal colony
Jun 13 England signs Treaty of Madrid
Jun 26 Dr Zabdiel Boylston gives 1st smallpox inoculations in America
Aug 30 Russian and Swedish sign Treaty of Nystad, ending North Sea War
Oct 22 Tsar Peter the Great titles himself "Emperor of All Russia"
Nov 1 Prince Eugenius of Savoye unveals statue of himself