What is 1727?
{{Year nav|1727}} {{C18 year in topic}} {{Year article header|1727}} == Events == * '''1727''' to [[1800]] – [[Lt. Col. Francisco de Melo Palheta]] smuggles coffee seeds to [[Brazil]] in a bouquet starting a [[coffee]] empire. * [[June 11]] – George, Prince of Wales becomes King [[George II of Great Britain]]. * [[November 18]]–[[Earthquake]] in [[Tazriz]], [[Iran|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]]. * [[Catholic Charities]] is founded in [[New Orleans]], [[United States]], by the French [[Ursilines|Ursuline]] Sisters. == Deaths == * {{OldStyleDateNY|[[March 31]]|[[March 20]]}} – [[Isaac Newton]], English scientist (b. [[1643]]) [[Category:1727| ]]