1726

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s 1700s 1710s – 1720s – 1730s 1740s 1750s
Years:	1723 1724 1725 – 1726 – 1727 1728 1729

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1726 (MDCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1726th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 726th year of the 2nd millennium, the 26th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1720s decade. As of the start of 1726, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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.

June 23 – Victor Amadeus III, King of Sardinia (d. 1796)
April 5 – Benjamin Harrison V, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1791)
June 3 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist (d. 1797)
June 11 – Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, daughter of Philip V of Spain (d. 1746)
June 20 – Louise Henriette de Bourbon, mother of Philippe Égalité (d.1759)
September 1 – François-André Danican Philidor, French chess player (d. 1795)
December 1 – Oliver Wolcott, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1797)
December 3

– George Wythe, signer of the United States Declaration of Independence (d. 1806)

1726 by topic
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Countries

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