Historical Events In 1726

Jan 02   Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1726.  

Jan 04   On this day in history cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector  

Jan 18   On this day in history hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat  

Feb 08   The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia in the year 1726.  

Feb 15   In the year 1726 abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence  

Feb 26   Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician on this day in history.  

Mar 14   Josef Antonin Stepan, composer in the year 1726.  

Mar 26   John Vanbrugh, Dutch/English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 08   In the year 1726 lewis Morris, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence)  

Apr 17   Henriette Amalia, ruler of Nassau-Dietz, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Apr 20   Jozef de Ferraris, French/Austrian earl/general/cartographer on this day in history.  

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

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

May 05   On this day in history marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opéra of Paris France  

May 05   In the year 1726 marie de Camargo (16) premieres at Opera of Paris  

May 09   Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn in the year 1726.  

May 14   On this day in history john B Wellekens, poet/painter (Wedding Guests), dies  

May 24   In the year 1726 -26] People's revolt due to increase in gin/brandy tax  

May 24   People's revolt due to increase in gin/brandy tax on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03   In the year 1726 james Hutton, Edinburgh Scotland, geologist  

Jun 11   On this day in history cardinal Fleury succeeds duke of Bourbon as French premier  

Jun 18   Michel-Richard Delalande, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jun 25   Thomas Pennant, British naturalist in the year 1726.  

Jul 20   In the year 1726 william Jones, composer  

Jul 22   On this day in history hugh Drysdale, British Colonial Governor of Virginia  

Jul 23   Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia in the year 1726.  

Aug 06   Emperor Karel VI & tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty in the year 1726.  

Aug 09   Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover in the year 1726.  

Aug 26   Karl Kohaut, composer in the year 1726.  

Sep 07   Francois-Andre Danican Philidor, France, composer/chess champion on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England  

Oct 16   In the year 1726 giovanni Maria Capelli, composer, dies at 77  

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Jan 04   Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, Dutch engraver/art collector was born in the year 1726.  

Jan 18   On this day in history birth of hendrik D F L, prince of Prussia/diplomat  

Feb 15   Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 14   Josef Antonin Stepan, composer was born in the year 1726.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Domenico Zipoli, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 26   Maximilian II M Emanuel, elect of Bavaria/governor of Netherlands, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 05   Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, English politician died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 26   Jeremy Collier, Engl bishop/historian/opponent to theater, dies at 75 in the year 1726.  

Apr 28   In the year 1726 death of thomas Pitt, British Governor of Madras (b. 1653)