Famous Personalities Born In 1726

Jan 04 Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector was born on this day in history.  

Jan 18 Hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born in the year 1726.  

Mar 08 On this day in history birth of richard Howe, British admiral (d. 1799)  

Mar 14 Josef Antonin Stepan, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 08 Lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814) was born in the year 1726.  

Apr 20 On this day in history birth of jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer  

Apr 26 Pasquale Paoli, Corsican freedom fighter was born on this day in history.  

May 20 Francis Cotes, English painter (d. 1770) was born in the year 1726.  

May 25 Giuseppi Paolucci, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 03 James Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist was born on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history birth of thomas Pennant, British naturalist  

Jul 20 On this day in history birth of william Jones, composer  

Aug 07 James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born in the year 1726.  

Aug 09 Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of karl Kohaut, composer  

Sep 07 In the year 1726 birth of francois-Andre Danican Philidor, France, composer/chess champion  

Oct 14 Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician (d. 1813) was born in the year 1726.  

Oct 16 In the year 1726 birth of daniel Chodowiecki, Polish painter (d. 1801)  

Nov 20 Oliver Wolcott, (Ct-Gov)/signed Decl of Independence [NS=Dec 1] was born on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1726 birth of jacques Aliamet, French etcher/engraver  

Dec 01 On this day in history birth of eggert Olafsson, Icelandic writer  

Dec 01 Oliver Wolcott, US judge/signer (Declar of Independence) was born in the year 1726.  

Dec 24 Johann Ernst Hartmann, composer was born in the year 1726.  

Jan 02 In the year 1726 domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37  

Jan 25 In the year 1726 death of guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (b. 1675)  

Feb 26 In the year 1726 maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies  

Mar 05 In the year 1726 death of evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician  

Mar 26 John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 in the year 1726.  

Apr 17 Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 in the year 1726.  

Apr 26 In the year 1726 jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75  

Apr 28 Thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653) died in the year 1726.