1726

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.

Births
 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)

 Deaths 
 August 8 - Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Duchess of Orleans (b. 1704)