1720s

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years:	1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture; Establishments – Disestablishments

The 1720s was a decade that began on 1 January 1720 and ended on 31 December 1729. It is distinct from the decade known as the 173th decade which began on January 1, 1721. and ended on December 31, 1730.

Events and trends

The oldest pianos still in existence today are from the 1720s.^[1]

World leaders

Louis XV, King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
Shahs of the Safavid dynasty in Persia:

Husayn, 1694–1722
Tahmasp II, 1723–1732

George I, King of Great Britain (king from 1714 to 1727)
George II, King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
Philip V, King of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)

References

↑ Wendy Powers. "The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[1] Wendy Powers. "The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731)". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

[1]

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years:	1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments