Birth of James Wolfe
Birth of James Wolfe, Westerham, Kent, elder son of a Lieutenant Colonel
Historical events in 1727
26 historical records
January 17271 historical events
May 17271 historical events
Death of Catherine I
Dies age 44 & succeeded by her son Peter
June 17273 historical events
Visit to Hanover
Visits Hanover
Death of George I
Death of George I, of apoplexy on his way to Hanover. Death of George I, at Osnabruck Castle in the room he was born in
Succession
Succeeds as King of Great Britain, the Prince of Wales succeeds his father, George I
October 17271 historical events
Coronation
Crowned at Westminster Abbey
Royal Bank of Scotland
One of the founders of the Royal Bank of Scotland, acted as the banks first governor
Ensign
Appointed Ensign in his fathers regiment
Birth of Maximilian III Joseph
Birth of Maximilian III Joseph, eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I
Collaborates on Miscellanies
Pope collaborated with Jonathan Swift and others on the Miscellanies, a collection of verse and prose satire.
Conjugal Lewdness Published
Defoe published Conjugal Lewdness, examining the moral and social dimensions of marriage.
Essay on Apparitions Published
Defoe published An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions, discussing accounts of supernatural phenomena.
New Family Instructor Published
Defoe published A New Family Instructor, continuing his distinctive approach to moral teaching through domestic narrative.
Move to Birmingham
Baskerville settles in Birmingham and develops businesses supporting his later printing work.
Peerage
Walpole draws up a long civil list, Compton is passed over for PM & created Earl
Succession
George II succeeded to the throne and sought to bring about the change in leadership, Compton felt he was not up to the tasks of Government and in particular proved unable to compete with Walpoles proposals for an allowance forthe new King
Government
Instructed by George II to take orders from Spencer Compton
Reform of Government
The Winner of the favor of George II when he increases the Civil List by ล100,000
Burial
Buried in Leinschloss Church, 1st British monarch to be buried abroad since Richard I
Succession
Caroline becomes Queen consort on the death of her father-in-law
Education
Enters as a gentleman commoner at Trinity College, Oxford
Capture of Gibraltar
The Spanish sieze Gibraltar
Bishop
Appointed Bishop of Anconia
Succession
Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, son of Peter I the Great
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire
Assassination of Khangchenne
Political rivals assassinate Khangchenne, provoking civil war in central Tibet.