What happened in 1725
9 entries recorded for 1725, listed by date. That was 301 years ago.
1725 at a glance
- Years ago
- 301 (as of 2026)
- Century
- 18th century
- Decade
- 1720s
- Generation born
- Before the named generations
- Entries here
- 9
- Breakdown
- 9 historical events
January
- January 6
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.
- January 25
Amaro Pargo
Privateer Amaro Pargo was declared a hidalgo, a member of the Spanish nobility.
February
- February 2
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.
- February 23
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach premiered his Shepherd Cantata for the birthday of Christian, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (pictured).
March
- March 25
Chorale cantata (Bach)
Bach's chorale cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern was first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, which coincided that year with Palm Sunday.
April
- April 21
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, was first performed on Easter Monday.
May
- May 13
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach first performed the church cantata Sie werden euch in den Bann tun, BWV 183 in Leipzig, Germany.
August
- August 19
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led the first performance of Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren, BWV 137, a cantata setting the unchanged text of Neander's hymn.
December
- December 25
Johann Sebastian Bach
J. S. Bach led the first performance of the Christmas cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, making laughter audible in singing.
Questions about 1725
What happened in 1725?
This site records 9 entries for 1725, including Johann Sebastian Bach on January 6. They are listed below by date.
How long ago was 1725?
301 years ago, counting from 2026. Anyone born in 1725 turns 301 this year.
Which century is 1725 in?
1725 falls in the 18th century, in the 1720s.
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