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Sebastiano RicciWhat happened in 1725 (from Wikipedia) January–June
- February 8 – Catherine I becomes Empress of Russia on the death of her husband, Peter the Great.
- February 20 – The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony.
- March 2 – In London, a night watchman finds a severed head by the Thames; it is later recognized to be that of the husband of Catherine Hayes. She and one accomplice are later executed.
- April 30 – Emperor Charles VI of Austria and King Philip V of Spain sign the Treaty of Vienna.
- May 21 – The Order of Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I.
- May 24 – Jonathan Wild, fraudulent "Thief-Taker General", is hanged in Tyburn, England for actually aiding criminals.
July–December
- September 3 – The Treaty of Hanover is signed between Great Britain, France and Prussia.
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