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Events on Wednesday 19 March 1721 2
1649 – 1721Pope Clement XI (1649-1721)Died 19 March 1721, aged 71Giovanni 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 – 1771Tobias Smollett (1721-1771)Died 17 September 1771, aged 50Tobias 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.