Events in year of 1726
- 06-11Cardinal Fleury succeeds Duke of Bourbon as French Premier
- 07-23Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia
- 08-06Emperor Karel VI and tsarina Catharina the Great sign military treaty
- 08-09Netherlands signs Covenant of Hannover
- 10-11Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England
People born in year of 1726
- 01-04Cornelis Ploos van Amstel: Dutch engraver / art collector
- 01-18Hendrik D F L: Prince of Prussia / diplomat
- 02-15Abraham Clark: Farmer / lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence
- 03-14Josef Antonin Stepan: Composer
- 04-08Lewis Morris: US farmer (signed Declaration of Independence)
- 04-20Jozef de Ferraris: French / Austrian Earl / General / cartographer
- 04-26Pasquale Paoli: Corsican freedom fighter
- 05-25Giuseppi Paolucci: Composer
- 06-03James Hutton: Edinburgh, Scotland -- Geologist
- 07-20William Jones: Composer
- 08-26Karl Kohaut: Composer
- 11-30Jacques Aliamet: French etcher / engraver
- 12-01Eggert Olafsson: Icelandic writer
- 12-01Oliver Wolcott: US judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 12-24Johann Ernst Hartmann: Composer
People died in year of 1726
- 01-02Domenico Zipoli: Composer, dies at 37
- 02-26Maximilian II M Emanuel: Elect of Bavaria / Governor of the Netherlands
- 03-26John Vanbrugh: Dutch / English playwright (Provoked Wife), dies at 62
- 04-26Jeremy Collier: Engl Bishop / Historian / opponent to theater, dies at 75
- 05-14John B Wellekens: Poet / Painter (Wedding Guests)
- 05-14Moshe Darshan: Rabbi / Author (Torat Ahsam)
- 06-18Michel-Richard Delalande: Composer, dies at 68
- 10-16Giovanni Maria Capelli: Composer, dies at 77
Events in year of 1727
- 04-06Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
- 05-07Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
- 05-29Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes Czar of Russia
- 05-31France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris
- 06-13Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris
- 07-17Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor
- 10-21Russian and Chinese accord to correct boundaries
- 10-29Severe earthquake in New England
- 11-12France and Bavaria renew secret treaty
- 11-15New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath
People born in year of 1727
- 01-11Franz Sebastian Haindl: Composer
- 01-13Johann Christoph Schmugel: Composer
- 01-22Claude-Benigne Balbastre: Composer
- 03-14Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Composer
- 03-28Maximilian III Jozef: Elector of Bayern (1745-77)
- 03-30Tommaso MFS Traetta: Italian opera composer / band leader (Farnace)
- 04-03Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt: Flemish painter / engraver
- 04-05Pasquale Ankossi: Composer
- 04-07Henri Hardouin: Composer
- 04-12Gaspare Gabellone: Composer
- 05-10Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot: French Minister of Finance (17.. -76)
- 05-14Thomas Gainsborough: English painter (Blue Boy), baptized
- 08-15Johann Georg Holzbogen: Composer
- 08-23Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Composer
- 09-29Henry Harington: Composer
- 10-09Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Composer
- 12-22William Ellery: US attorney / signer (Declaration of Independence)
People died in year of 1727
- 01-20John van Bylevelt: Catholic apostole
- 02-22Francesco Gasparini: Composer, dies at 58
- 03-20Issac Newton: English physicist / astronomer, dies in London at 84
- 05-02Paul Aler: French Jesuit / Poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70
- 05-06Catharina I: Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42
- 05-17Catherine I: Empress of Russia (1725-27)
- 06-10George Ludwig: German Monarch of Hannover / King of England, dies at 67
- 06-14Cornelis Cruys: Norwegian / Dutch Admiral, dies at 70
- 07-30Franz Weichlein: Composer, dies at 67
- 08-06Francois Valentijn: Vicar / writer, dies at 61
- 08-09Johann Philipp Treiber: Composer, dies at 52
- 08-14William Croft: Composer, dies at 48
- 09-25Jacques Abbadie: French theologist, dies at about 73
- 12-01Johann Heinrich Buttstett: Composer, dies at 61
Events in year of 1728
- 03-06Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
- 12-23Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin
People born in year of 1728
- 01-02Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso: Austrian count / diplomat in Belgium
- 01-06Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier: Composer
- 01-06Domingos dos Reis Quita: Portuguese playwright / poet
- 01-09Thomas Warton: Poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
- 01-17Johann Gottfried Muthel: Composer
- 02-10Peter III Feodorovich: German / Russian Czar of Russia (1761-62)
- 02-21Peter III: Kiel, Germany -- Russian tsar (1762) / husband of Catherine
- 02-29Robert Bage: English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)
- 03-19Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen: Flemish (court)painter
- 03-20Franciscus L Kersteman: Dutch lawyer / astrologist
- 03-22Anton Raphael Mengs: German writer / neo-classic painter
- 03-22Giacomo Insanguine: Composer
- 04-02Franz Asplmayr: Composer
- 04-16Joseph Zwart: Scottish chemist / physicist
- 04-19Francisco Albergati Capacelli: Italian playwright
- 04-23Samuel Wallis: Explorer (Wallis Island)
- 06-15Pietro Alessandro Pavona: Composer
- 07-03Robert Adam: Architect / designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)
- 07-16Henri Moreau: Composer
- 09-21Louis Emmanuel Eadin: Composer
- 10-07Caesar Rodney: Delaware, United States -- Judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 10-27James Cook: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Captain / explorer (discovered Sandwich Islands)
- 12-02Ferdinando Galiani: Italian economist / philosopher / diplomat
- 12-08Johann G von Zimmermann: Switzerland -- Author
- 12-09Pietro Alessandro Guglieli: Composer
- 12-21Hermann Friedrich Raupach: Composer
- 12-22Charles Frederick: Baden -- Liberal ruler of Baden
- 12-25Johann Adam Hiller: Composer
People died in year of 1728
- 02-12Agostino Steffani: Italian / German diplomat / composer, dies at 73
- 03-08Gian M Crescimbeni: Italian literary / critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
- 04-13Johann Christoph Schmidt: Composer, dies at 63
- 04-23Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco: Composer, dies at 83
- 04-25John Woodward: Geologist / physician
- 07-26John Friend: Physician / politician
- 08-12Henricus Zwaardecroon: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, dies at 61
- 08-15Marin Marias: Composer, dies at 72
- 10-08Anne Danican Philidor: French composer, dies at 47
- 11-21Fjodor M graaf Apraksin: Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57