🕰️ Year
What Happened in 1726 — Events, Births & Deaths
1726 brings together 6 events, 0 birthdays and 0 deaths recorded across history.
January 1
- January 20
J. S. Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen (My sighs, my tears), BWV 13, for the second Sunday after Epiphany.
February 2
- February 13
Parliament of Negrete between Mapuche and Spanish authorities in Chile brings an end to the Mapuche uprising of 1723–26.
- February 19
The Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia.
May 1
- May 9
Five men arrested during a raid on Mother Clap's molly house in London are executed at Tyburn.
September 1
- September 22
Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17, in Leipzig.
October 1
- October 28
The novel Gulliver's Travels written by Jonathan Swift is published.