1726

Years:
1723 1724 1725 – 1726 – 1727 1728 1729

Decades:
1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s

Centuries:
17th century – 18th century – 19th century

1726 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada – Science

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

Events

George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject.
Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.
The city of Montevideo was established.
Mary Toft allegedly gives birth to 16 rabbits in England, later revealed to be a hoax.
The Gujin tushu jicheng, an immense Chinese encyclopedia, is printed using movable copper type.

April 5 – Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (d. 1791)
May 12 – Alexander Hood, British naval officer (d. 1814)
June 3 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist (d. 1797)
June 14 – Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist (d. 1798)
September 1 – François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player (d. 1795)
John Anderson, Scottish scientist (d. 1796)
Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, French supporter of the American Revolution (d. 1803)

February 26 – Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria (b. 1662)
March 26 – John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (b. 1664)
July 8 – John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
November 23 – Sophia, Princess of Zelle, queen of George I of the United Kingdom (b. 1666)
December 2 – Samuel Penhallow, American colonist and historian (b. 1665)

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