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Events from the year 1720 in Great Britain. Incumbents- Monarch – George I
- Parliament – 5th
Events- 17 February – Treaty of The Hague signed between Britain, France, Austria, the Dutch Republic and Spain ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.[1]
- April – "South Sea Bubble": A scheme for the South Sea Company to take over most of Britain's unconsolidated government debt massively inflates share prices;[1] they rise to a peak in August.
- 15 April – Ralph Allen of Bath is appointed to farm Cross and Bye Posts (i.e. to manage mail not going via London), leading to his reform of the system.[2][3]
- September – "South Sea Bubble": share prices, led by those of the South Sea Company, collapse.[1]
- 16 November – pirate captain "Calico Jack" Rackham is brought to trial at Spanish Town in Jamaica; he is hanged at Port Royal two days later.
- 29 December – Haymarket Theatre opens in London.
- Undated - Edmond Halley is appointed Astronomer Royal by George I
Births- 13 January – Richard Hurd, bishop and writer (died 1808)
- 27 January (bapt.) – Samuel Foote, dramatist and actor (died 1777)
- 9 March – Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, politician (died 1790)
- 8 May - William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, Prime Minister (died 1764)
- 18 July – Gilbert White, naturalist and cleric (died 1793)
- 18 August – Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers, murderer (died 1760)
- 30 August – Samuel Whitbread, brewer and politician (died 1796)
- 31 December – Charles Edward Stuart, pretender to the British throne (died 1788)
Deaths- 31 January – Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, privy councillor (born c. 1645)
- 20 April – George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1637)
- 5 August – Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, English poet (born 1661)
- 9 August – Simon Ockley, orientalist (born 1678)
- 18 August – Matthew Aylmer, 1st Baron Aylmer, admiral (born c. 1650)
- 18 November – Calico Jack, pirate (born c. 1682)
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=297–298}}
2. ^{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Blake|title=The Book of Postal Dates, 1635–1985|location=Caterham|publisher=Marden|page=3}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html |title=Ralph Allen Biography |publisher=Bath Postal Museum |accessdate=2009-08-21 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607024648/http://www.bathpostalmuseum.co.uk/explore/biographies/ralphallen.html |archivedate=2009-06-07 |df= }}
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