1726
EventsGeorge 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.
BirthsJacques-Donatien Le Ray -- a "Father of the American Revolution" (died 1803)April 5 - Benjamin Harrison V - Signer of the American Declaration of Independence (died 1791)May 12 - Alexander Hood - British naval officer (died 1814) June 3 - James Hutton, Scottish geologist (died 1797) June 14 - Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist (died 1798) September 1 - François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess player (died 1795) John Anderson, Scottish scientist (died 1796)
DeathsFebruary 26 - Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria (born 1662) March 26 - John Vanbrugh, English architect and dramatist (born 1664) July 8 - John Ker, Scottish spy (born 1673) November 23 - Sophia, Princess of Zelle, wife of George I of the United Kingdom (born 1666) December 2 - Samuel Penhallow, American colonist and historian (born 1665)Mother Clap, molly house proprietor
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