1726
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s |
| Years: | 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 |
| 1726 in topic: |
| Arts |
| Archaeology - Architecture - Art - Literature - Music |
| Other topics |
| Canada - Mexico - Science |
| Lists of leaders |
| Colonial governors - State leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Works category |
| Works |
| Gregorian calendar | 1726 MDCCXXVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2479 |
| Armenian calendar | 1175 ԹՎ ՌՃՀԵ |
| Chinese calendar | 4362/4422-11-28 (乙巳年十一月廿八日) — to — 4363/4423-12-9(丙午年十二月初九日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1718 – 1719 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5486 – 5487 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1781 – 1782 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1648 – 1649 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4827 – 4828 |
| Iranian calendar | 1104 – 1105 |
| Islamic calendar | 1139 – 1140 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2269 |
Contents |
Events
- George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject.
- Jonathan Swift publishes Gulliver's Travels.
- The city of Montevideo is founded.
- The Supreme Privy Council is established in Imperial Russia.
- 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.
- Remaining ruins of Liverpool Castle finally demolished.
Births
- March 8 - Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)
- April 5 - Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (d. 1791)
- April 12 - Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814)
- April 20 - Joseph de Ferraris, Austrian cartographer of the Austrian Netherlands (d. 1814)
- 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)
- July 30 - William Jones (ecclesiastic), (d.1800)
- August 7 - James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)
- August 9 - Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778)
- September 1 - François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player (d. 1795)
- October 16 - Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)
- John Anderson, Scottish scientist (d. 1796)
- Jacques-Donatien Le Ray, French supporter of the American Revolution (d. 1803)
- Le Quy Don, Vietnamese philosopher, poet, encyclopedist, and government official (d. 1784)
Deaths
- January 2 - Domenico Zipoli, Italian composer (b. 1688)
- January 25 - Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)
- February 26 - Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria (b. 1662)
- March 5 - Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician
- March 26 - John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (b. 1664)
- April 28 - Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)
- May 10 - Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, English soldier (b. 1670)
- June 18 - Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
- July 8 - John Ker, Scottish spy (b. 1673)
- July 31 - Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. 1695)
- November 23 - Sophia, Princess of Zelle, queen of George I of Great Britain (b. 1666)
- December 2 - Samuel Penhallow, American colonist and historian (b. 1665)
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