Timeline March 1721

Events in March 1721 3

• 1649 – 1721 Pope Clement XI (1649-1721) Died 19 March 1721, aged 71 Giovanni Francesco Albani reigned as Pope from 1700 until his death, a pontificate marked by conflict with Jansenism and disputes over the War of the Spanish Succession. He died in Rome on 19 March 1721.
• 1721 – 1771 Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) Died 17 September 1771, aged 50 Tobias Smollett was a Scottish novelist and poet, author of "The Adventures of Roderick Random" and "The Expedition of Humphry Clinker." His picaresque novels influenced later writers including Charles Dickens. He died near Livorno, Italy, on 17 September 1771.
• 1721 Bach dedicates the Brandenburg Concertos Six concertos presented to the Margrave of Brandenburg Johann Sebastian Bach dedicated a set of six concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in a formal letter dated 24 March 1721. The works, later known as the Brandenburg Concertos, became among the most celebrated orchestral compositions of the Baroque era.