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 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1724 MDCCXXIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2477 |
| Armenian calendar | 1173 ԹՎ ՌՃՀԳ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6474 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1645–1646 |
| Bengali calendar | 1131 |
| Berber calendar | 2674 |
| British Regnal year | 10 Geo. 1 – 11 Geo. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2268 |
| Burmese calendar | 1086 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7232–7233 |
| Chinese calendar | 癸卯年 (Water Rabbit) 4420 or 4360 — to — 甲辰年 (Wood Dragon) 4421 or 4361 |
| Coptic calendar | 1440–1441 |
| Discordian calendar | 2890 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1716–1717 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5484–5485 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1780–1781 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1645–1646 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4824–4825 |
| Holocene calendar | 11724 |
| Igbo calendar | 724–725 |
| Iranian calendar | 1102–1103 |
| Islamic calendar | 1136–1137 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 9 (享保９年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1648–1649 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4057 |
| Minguo calendar | 188 before ROC 民前188年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 256 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2266–2267 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴水兔年 (female Water-Rabbit) 1850 or 1469 or 697 — to — 阳木龙年 (male Wood-Dragon) 1851 or 1470 or 698 |
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
[change | change source]- 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.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1724 deaths.