1726

Years: 1723 1724 1725 - 1726 - 1727 1728 1729
Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century Template:C18YearInTopic

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.

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)
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)
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)