1724

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s  1700s  1710s  – 1720s –  1730s  1740s  1750s
Years:	1721 1722 1723 – 1724 – 1725 1726 1727

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1724 (MDCCXXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1724th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 724th year of the 2nd millennium, the 24th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1720s decade. As of the start of 1724, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• January 14 – King Philip V of Spain leaves the throne for his 16-year-old son Louis I.
• January 28 – Saint Petersburg State University is established.
• February 8 – Catherine I of Russia is officially named czarina by her husband, Peter the Great.
• May 29 – Pope Benedict XIII succeeds Pope Innocent XIII as the 245th pope.
• June 23 – Treaty of Constantinople is signed

Births

for more information, see Category:1724 births.

• April 22 – Immanuel Kant

1724 Media

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  1724: Blenheim Palace is completed.

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  Louise of Great Britain

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  • Portrait of Pope Innocent XIII (1655-1724)
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  Sketch of 18th-century thief Jack Sheppard shortly before his execution in 1724.

Deaths

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