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=== January–March ===
=== January–March ===
* [[January 1]] – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return [[Gibraltar]] after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 [[Peace of Utrecht|Treaty of Utrecht]]. Britain refuses and the [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar]] begins on February 22.
* [[January 1]] – (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return [[Gibraltar]] after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 [[Peace of Utrecht|Treaty of Utrecht]]. Britain refuses and the [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar]] begins on February 22.
* [[January 6]] – [[Martin Spangberg]] and two other members of the [[First Kamchatka expedition]] arrive in [[Okhotsk]], after a journey from [[Saint Petersburg]] of almost two years. After the end of winter, the 63-member group, commanded by [[Vitus Bering]], proceeds to the Kamchatka River, to prepare for exploration of the Arctic.
* [[January 6]] – [[Martin Spanberg]] and two other members of the [[First Kamchatka expedition]] arrive in [[Okhotsk]], after a journey from [[Saint Petersburg]] of almost two years. After the end of winter, the 63-member group, commanded by [[Vitus Bering]], proceeds to the [[Kamchatka River]], to prepare for exploration of the Arctic.
* [[January 9]] – The world-famous [[Charité]] Hospital is established in [[Berlin]], to be used for research and to help the poor. [[Prussia]]'s [[Frederick William I of Prussia|King Frederick William I]] had ordered the conversion of a 16-year old institution, originally built in anticipation of an epidemic of the [[bubonic plague]].
* [[January 9]] – The world-famous [[Charité]] Hospital is established in [[Berlin]], to be used for research and to help the poor. [[Prussia]]'s [[Frederick William I of Prussia|King Frederick William I]] had ordered the conversion of a 16-year old institution, originally built in anticipation of an epidemic of the [[bubonic plague]].
* [[January 12]] – Abd el-Sayed of [[Egypt]] is enthroned, as Pope [[John XVII of Alexandria]] becomes the leader of the [[Coptic Orthodox Christian|Coptic Christian Church]], as the 105th [[Pope of Alexandria]] and Patriarch of the [[Holy See of St. Mark]]. He will serve until his death on April 20, 1745.
* [[January 12]] – Abd el-Sayed of [[Egypt]] is enthroned, as Pope [[John XVII of Alexandria]] becomes the leader of the [[Coptic Orthodox Christian|Coptic Christian Church]], as the 105th [[Pope of Alexandria]] and Patriarch of the [[Holy See of St. Mark]]. He will serve until his death on April 20, 1745.
* [[February 2]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s solo [[cantata]], [[Ich habe genug, BWV 82|''Ich habe genug'', BWV 82]], premieres in [[Leipzig]].
* [[February 2]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s solo [[cantata]], [[Ich habe genug, BWV 82|''Ich habe genug'', BWV 82]], premieres in [[Leipzig]].
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Germans|German]] composer [[George Frideric Handel]] becomes a [[British subject]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301 301]|url-access=registration}}</ref>
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Germans|German]] composer [[George Frideric Handel]] becomes a [[British subject]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301"/>
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* [[February 22]] (February 11, 1726 O.S.) &ndash; [[Spain]] [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar|besieges the British-held territory of Gibraltar]], in order to recapture it.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301 301]}}</ref> Britain's [[Royal Navy]] begins a blockade of Spanish ports and the unsuccessful siege ends with the signing of a truce on June 24.
* [[February 22]] (February 11, 1726 O.S.)
** The [[First Saudi State]] is founded by [[Muhammad bin Saud]].
* [[February]] &ndash; The [[First Saudi State]] is founded by [[Muhammad bin Saud]].
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** [[Spain]] [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar|besieges the British-held territory of Gibraltar]], in order to recapture it. <ref name="Cassell's Chronology301" /> Britain's [[Royal Navy]] begins a blockade of Spanish ports and the unsuccessful siege ends with the signing of a truce on June 24.
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Halidzor]] in [[Armenia]]: A small group of defenders overcomes a much larger [[Ottoman Empire]] army.
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Halidzor]] in [[Armenia]]: A small group of defenders overcomes a much larger [[Ottoman Empire]] army.
* [[March 9]] &ndash; The west African [[Kingdom of Dahomey]], ruled by King [[Agaja|Trudo Agaja]], conquers and annexes the [[Kingdom of Whydah|Kingdom of Xwéda]], after King [[Haffon]] is killed in battle (three years earlier, Agaja conquered the neighboring state of [[Allada]]).
* [[March 9]] &ndash; The west African [[Kingdom of Dahomey]], ruled by King [[Agaja|Trudo Agaja]], conquers and annexes the [[Kingdom of Whydah|Kingdom of Xwéda]], after King [[Haffon]] is killed in battle (three years earlier, Agaja conquered the neighboring state of [[Allada]]).
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* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'' (BWV 244b) premieres at [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig]].
* [[April 11]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s ''[[St Matthew Passion]]'' (BWV 244b) premieres at [[St. Thomas Church, Leipzig]].
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[History of the Moravian Church#The 18th century renewal under Zinzendorf|History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal]]: The ''Brotherly Agreement'' is adopted by the [[Moravian Church]] community at [[Herrnhut]], under the influence of Count [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]], beginning the Church's renewal.
* [[May 12]] &ndash; [[History of the Moravian Church#The 18th century renewal under Zinzendorf|History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal]]: The ''Brotherly Agreement'' is adopted by the [[Moravian Church]] community at [[Herrnhut]], under the influence of Count [[Nicolaus Zinzendorf]], beginning the Church's renewal.
* [[May 17]] &ndash; [[Peter II of Russia]] was made [[Emperor of Russia]], eleven years of age.
* [[May 31]] &ndash; The [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] is founded by [[Royal Charter]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref name="The People's Chronology">{{cite book|chapter=1727|title=The People's Chronology|editor=Everett, Jason M.|publisher=Thomson Gale|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[May 31]] &ndash; The [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] is founded by [[Royal Charter]] in [[Edinburgh]].<ref name="The People's Chronology">{{cite book|chapter=1727|title=The People's Chronology|editor=Everett, Jason M.|publisher=Thomson Gale|year=2006}}</ref>
* [[June 22]] (July 11 [[Old Style]]) &ndash; George, [[Prince of Wales]], becomes King [[George II of Great Britain]], on the death of his father.<ref name="The People's Chronology"/>
* [[June 22]] (July 11 [[Old Style]]) &ndash; George, [[Prince of Wales]], becomes King [[George II of Great Britain]], on the death of his father.<ref name="The People's Chronology"/>
* [[June 23]]&ndash; [[Spain]] ceases hostilities after its [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar|attempt to recapture Gibraltar from Britain]] fails. A truce is signed the next day. <ref name="Cassell's Chronology301"/>
* [[June 23]] &ndash; [[Spain]] ceases hostilities after its [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar|attempt to recapture Gibraltar from Britain]] fails. A truce is signed the next day.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301"/>
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]], is incorporated as a town.
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[Uxbridge, Massachusetts]], is incorporated as a town.


=== July&ndash;September ===
=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 1]] &ndash; In India, [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]] becomes the new [[Nawab of Bengal]] after the death of his father-in-law, [[Murshid Quli Khan]]. At the time, Bengal consists of what is now the nation of [[Bangladesh]] and the southeast Indian state of [[West Bengal]] and is subservient to the [[Mughal Empire]].
* [[July 1]] &ndash; In India, [[Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan]] becomes the new [[Nawab of Bengal]] after the death of his father-in-law, [[Murshid Quli Khan]]. At the time, Bengal consists of what is now the nation of [[Bangladesh]] and the southeast Indian state of [[West Bengal]] and is subservient to the [[Mughal Empire]].
* [[July 23]] &ndash; Seventeen [[Ursulines|Ursuline Sisters]] from [[France]] land in [[History of the Ursulines in New Orleans|New Orleans]], in the [[Louisiana (New France)|Louisiana territory]] of [[New France]], after a journey that began on February 22.<ref>Mary Ellen Snodgrass, ''American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) p46</ref> They later create the orphanage which is the predecessor of [[Catholic Charities]] and the [[Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana)|Ursuline Academy]], oldest [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school in the [[United States]].
* [[July 23]] &ndash; Seventeen [[Ursulines|Ursuline Sisters]] from [[France]] land in [[History of the Ursulines in New Orleans|New Orleans]], in the [[Louisiana (New France)|Louisiana territory]] of [[New France]], after a journey that began on February 22.<ref>Mary Ellen Snodgrass, ''American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia'' (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) p46</ref> They later create the orphanage which is the predecessor of [[Catholic Charities]] and the [[Ursuline Academy (New Orleans, Louisiana)|Ursuline Academy]], the oldest [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school in the [[United States]].
* [[August 13]] &ndash; [[History of the Moravian Church#The 18th century renewal under Zinzendorf|History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal]]: The [[Moravian Church]] community at [[Herrnhut]] undergoes a [[Pentecostalist]] experience.
* [[August 13]] &ndash; [[History of the Moravian Church#The 18th century renewal under Zinzendorf|History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal]]: The [[Moravian Church]] community at [[Herrnhut]] undergoes a [[Pentecostalist]] experience.
* [[August 14]] &ndash; [[1727 British general election|Elections for the House of Commons begin in Great Britain]] and continue until October 17.
* [[August 14]] &ndash; [[1727 British general election|Elections for the House of Commons begin in Great Britain]] and continue until October 17.
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange|Anne]], eldest daughter of King [[George II of Great Britain]], is given the title [[Princess Royal]].
* [[August 30]] &ndash; [[Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange|Anne]], eldest daughter of King [[George II of Great Britain]], is given the title [[Princess Royal]].
* [[September 8]] &ndash; A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of [[Burwell, Cambridgeshire]], England, kills 78 people, many of them children. Another report says that all but six of the 160 persons assembled were killed in the accidental fire.<ref name=Fires> "Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p49 </ref>
* [[September 8]] &ndash; A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of [[Burwell, Cambridgeshire]], England, kills 78 people, many of them children. Another report says that all but six of the 160 persons assembled were killed in the accidental fire.<ref name=Fires>"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p49</ref>


=== October&ndash;December ===
=== October&ndash;December ===
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* An old woman known as [[Janet Horne|Janet (Jenny) Horne]] of Loth, [[Sutherland]] becomes the last alleged [[witch]] in the [[British Isles]] to be executed, when she is [[Death by burning|burned at the stake]] in [[Dornoch]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historylinks.org.uk/Dornoch18.htm|title=Dornoch in the 18th century|work=Historylinks Museum|access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref><ref name="Sheard2011">{{cite book|author=K. M. Sheard|title=Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names: For Pagans, Wiccans, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts Who Are Curious about Na|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVyHTUQnnBgC&pg=PA304|access-date=28 June 2012|date=8 December 2011|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|isbn=978-0-7387-2368-6|pages=304–}}</ref> (Some sources give the date as June 1722.)<ref>{{cite journal|first=W. N.|last=Neill|title=the Last Execution for Witchcraft in Scotland, 1722|journal=Scottish Historical Review|volume=20|year=1923|pages=218–21|jstor=25519547}}</ref>
* An old woman known as [[Janet Horne|Janet (Jenny) Horne]] of Loth, [[Sutherland]] becomes the last alleged [[witch]] in the [[British Isles]] to be executed, when she is [[Death by burning|burned at the stake]] in [[Dornoch]], [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.historylinks.org.uk/Dornoch18.htm|title=Dornoch in the 18th century|work=Historylinks Museum|access-date=2010-08-27|archive-date=July 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706092638/http://historylinks.org.uk/Dornoch18.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Sheard2011">{{cite book|author=K. M. Sheard|title=Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names: For Pagans, Wiccans, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts Who Are Curious about Na|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVyHTUQnnBgC&pg=PA304|access-date=28 June 2012|date=8 December 2011|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|isbn=978-0-7387-2368-6|pages=304–}}</ref> (Some sources give the date as June 1722.)<ref>{{cite journal|first=W. N.|last=Neill|title=the Last Execution for Witchcraft in Scotland, 1722|journal=Scottish Historical Review|volume=20|year=1923|issue=79 |pages=218–21|jstor=25519547}}</ref>
* The first [[Amish]] move to [[North America]].
* The first [[Amish]] move to [[North America]].
* 1727&ndash;[[1800]] &ndash; Lt. Col. Francisco de Mello Palheta smuggles coffee seeds to [[Brazil]] in a bouquet, starting a [[coffee]] empire.
* 1727&ndash;[[1800]] &ndash; Lt. Col. Francisco de Mello Palheta smuggles coffee seeds to [[Brazil]] in a bouquet, starting a [[coffee]] empire.
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* [[August 17]] &ndash; [[Louis, Duke of Rohan]], French noble (b. [[1652]])
* [[August 17]] &ndash; [[Louis, Duke of Rohan]], French noble (b. [[1652]])
* [[August 27]] &ndash; [[Aert de Gelder]], Dutch painter (b. [[1645]])
* [[August 27]] &ndash; [[Aert de Gelder]], Dutch painter (b. [[1645]])
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[George Hooper]], Bishop of St Asaph<br/>Bishop of Bath and Wells (b. [[1640]])
* [[September 6]] &ndash; [[George Hooper (bishop)|George Hooper]], Bishop of St Asaph<br/>Bishop of Bath and Wells (b. [[1640]])
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Glückel of Hameln]], German businesswoman and diarist (b. [[1647]])
* [[September 7]] &ndash; [[Glückel of Hameln]], German businesswoman and diarist (b. [[1647]])
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari]], Italian painter (b. [[1654]])
* [[September 8]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari]], Italian painter (b. [[1654]])

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1727 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1727
MDCCXXVII
Ab urbe condita2480
Armenian calendar1176
ԹՎ ՌՃՀԶ
Assyrian calendar6477
Balinese saka calendar1648–1649
Bengali calendar1134
Berber calendar2677
British Regnal year13 Geo. 1 – 1 Geo. 2
Buddhist calendar2271
Burmese calendar1089
Byzantine calendar7235–7236
Chinese calendar丙午年 (Fire Horse)
4424 or 4217
    — to —
丁未年 (Fire Goat)
4425 or 4218
Coptic calendar1443–1444
Discordian calendar2893
Ethiopian calendar1719–1720
Hebrew calendar5487–5488
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1783–1784
 - Shaka Samvat1648–1649
 - Kali Yuga4827–4828
Holocene calendar11727
Igbo calendar727–728
Iranian calendar1105–1106
Islamic calendar1139–1140
Japanese calendarKyōhō 12
(享保１２年)
Javanese calendar1651–1652
Julian calendarGregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar4060
Minguo calendar185 before ROC
民前185年
Nanakshahi calendar259
Thai solar calendar2269–2270
Tibetan calendar阳火马年
(male Fire-Horse)
1853 or 1472 or 700
    — to —
阴火羊年
(female Fire-Goat)
1854 or 1473 or 701
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1727 (MDCCXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1727th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 727th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1720s decade. As of the start of 1727, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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James Wolfe

Deaths

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Isaac Newton
George I of Great Britain

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 301. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  2. ^ a b Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). "1727". The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.
  3. ^ Mary Ellen Snodgrass, American Colonial Women and Their Art: A Chronological Encyclopedia (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017) p46
  4. ^ "Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p49
  5. ^ "Dornoch in the 18th century". Historylinks Museum. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  6. ^ K. M. Sheard (December 8, 2011). Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names: For Pagans, Wiccans, Druids, Heathens, Mages, Shamans & Independent Thinkers of All Sorts Who Are Curious about Na. Llewellyn Worldwide. pp. 304–. ISBN 978-0-7387-2368-6. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  7. ^ Neill, W. N. (1923). "the Last Execution for Witchcraft in Scotland, 1722". Scottish Historical Review. 20 (79): 218–21. JSTOR 25519547.
  8. ^ Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A–F. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 755. ISBN 9789993291329.
  9. ^ Schiavone, Michael J. (2009). Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 1 A–F. Pietà: Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza. p. 756. ISBN 9789993291329.
  10. ^ Wilmshurst, David (2019). "West Syrian patriarchs and maphrians". In King, Daniel (ed.). The Syriac World. Routledge. p. 812.
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