1727

Years: 1724 1725 1726 - 1727 - 1728 1729 1730

Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s - 1720s - 1730s 1740s 1750s

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1727 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State leaders

Events

• June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain.
• November 18 – Earthquake in Tazriz, Persia - about 77.000 dead
• Last execution for witchcraft in Scotland
• First Amish move to America
• The Royal Bank of Scotland is founded by royal charter in Edinburgh.

Births

• January 2 - James Wolfe, British general (d. 1759)
• May 10 - Anne Robert Turgot, French statesman (d. 1781)
• May 14 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (d. 1788)

Deaths

• March 20 - Sir Isaac Newton, British scientist (b. 1642)
• May 17 - Empress Catherine I of Russia
• June 11 - King George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
• Jakob Abbadie, Swiss protestant preacher
• May 31 - Metropolitan Philotheus of Tobolsk

See also: 1727, 1642, 1660, 1690s, 1700s, 1710s, 1720s, 1724, 1725