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Explorations

• 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island.

// Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... Jacob Roggeveen (January 1659 - 31 January 1729) was a Dutch explorer who was sent to find Terra Australis, but he instead discovered Easter Island by chance. ... “Rapa Nui” redirects here. ...

Excavations

• Formal excavations continue at Pompeii.

1722: Easter Island.

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Finds

Publications

Other events

Births

• 1721: Nicholas Revett (died 1804)
• 1726: October 12 - Pierre Henri Larcher (died 1812)
• 1729: 25 September - Christian Gottlob Heyne, German archaeologist (died 1812)

Year 1721 (MDCCXXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Nicholas Revett (born 1720; died 1804) was a British artist known for his famous work with James Stuart (1713-1788) documenting the ruins of ancient Athens. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Henri Larcher (October 12, 1726 - December 22, 1812) was a French classical scholar and archaeologist. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Christian Gottlob Heyne Odysseus and Euryclea, by Christian G. Heyne Christian Gottlob Heyne (25 September 1729-14 July 1812) was a German classical scholar and archaeologist. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...

Deaths