1726
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| Years: 1723 1724 1725 - 1726 - 1727 1728 1729 |
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| Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s |
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1726 in topic: Lists of leaders: |
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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.
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Births
- March 8 - Richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)
- 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)
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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 the United Kingdom (b. 1666)
- December 2 - Samuel Penhallow, American colonist and historian (b. 1665)
