What happened 1721 AD

The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, The total number of casualties caused by the earthquake is between 8,000 and 250,000; it was most likely approximately 80,000.

The following year, Bach met Anna Magdalena Wilcke, a young, highly gifted soprano 16 years his junior, who performed at the court in Köthen; they married on 3 December 1721.

The Irish composer Francis Hutcheson was born in Dublin in 1721.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was born in Paris in 1721.

James Elphinston was born in Edinburgh in 1721.

The Duke of Cumberland, William Augustus, was born in London.

The 1721 Tabriz earthquake occurred on April 26, with an epicenter near the city of Tabriz, Iran. It leveled some three-quarters of the city, The total number of casualties caused by the earthquake is between 8,000 and 250,000; it was most likely approximately 80,000.

The following year, Bach met Anna Magdalena Wilcke, a young, highly gifted soprano 16 years his junior, who performed at the court in Köthen; they married on 3 December 1721.

The Irish composer Francis Hutcheson was born in Dublin in 1721.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was born in Paris in 1721.

James Elphinston was born in Edinburgh in 1721.

The Duke of Cumberland, William Augustus, was born in London.