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1721 – 1775Peyton Randolph (1721-1775)Died 22 October 1775, aged 54Peyton Randolph was a Virginia lawyer and politician who served as the first President of the Continental Congress in 1774. He presided over the early organization of colonial resistance to British policy before his sudden death from a stroke in Philadelphia. His leadership helped establish the Congress as a credible governing body.
1721Treaty of NystadPeace treaty ending the Great Northern WarRussia and Sweden signed the Treaty of Nystad, concluding two decades of war over control of the eastern Baltic. Sweden ceded Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and part of Karelia to Russia, ending its status as a great power and confirming Russia's dominance in the region.