1727 facts for kids

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1690s  1700s  1710s  – 1720s –  1730s  1740s  1750s
Years:	1724 1725 1726 – 1727 – 1728 1729 1730

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, 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 Ursuline Sisters