Major Events
- Mar 15 Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
- Apr 15 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
- Jul 22 Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
- Jul 25 North Carolina becomes a royal colony
- Jul 30 City of Baltimore founded
- Sep 16 William IV Prince of Orange installed as Stadtholder of Groningen
- Oct 12 William IV Prince of Orange installed as Stadtholder of Gelderland
- Nov 9 Spain, France & Britain sign Treaty of Seville
- Nov 21 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
- Nov 28 Natchez Indians massacre 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie, near the site of modern-day Natchez, Mississippi.
1729 in Music
- Apr 15 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Catherine the Great
William Howe
Richard Steele
Antonio Vivaldi
Daniel Defoe
Johann Sebastian Bach
Robert Walpole