Events in year of 1727
- 04-06Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
- 05-07Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
- 05-29Peter II Aleksei (11) becomes Czar of Russia
- 05-31France, England and Netherlands sign accord of Paris
- 06-13Spain underwrites Preliminairy of Paris
- 07-17Simon van Slingelandt appointed Dutch pension advisor
- 10-21Russian and Chinese accord to correct boundaries
- 10-29Severe earthquake in New England
- 11-12France and Bavaria renew secret treaty
- 11-15New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath
People born in year of 1727
- 01-11Franz Sebastian Haindl: Composer
- 01-13Johann Christoph Schmugel: Composer
- 01-22Claude-Benigne Balbastre: Composer
- 03-14Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Composer
- 03-28Maximilian III Jozef: Elector of Bayern (1745-77)
- 03-30Tommaso MFS Traetta: Italian opera composer / band leader (Farnace)
- 04-03Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt: Flemish painter / engraver
- 04-05Pasquale Ankossi: Composer
- 04-07Henri Hardouin: Composer
- 04-12Gaspare Gabellone: Composer
- 05-10Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot: French Minister of Finance (17.. -76)
- 05-14Thomas Gainsborough: English painter (Blue Boy), baptized
- 08-15Johann Georg Holzbogen: Composer
- 08-23Friedrich Hartmann Graf: Composer
- 09-29Henry Harington: Composer
- 10-09Johann Wilhelm Hertel: Composer
- 12-22William Ellery: US attorney / signer (Declaration of Independence)
People died in year of 1727
- 01-20John van Bylevelt: Catholic apostole
- 02-22Francesco Gasparini: Composer, dies at 58
- 03-20Issac Newton: English physicist / astronomer, dies in London at 84
- 05-02Paul Aler: French Jesuit / Poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70
- 05-06Catharina I: Latvia tsarina of Russia, dies at about 42
- 05-17Catherine I: Empress of Russia (1725-27)
- 06-10George Ludwig: German Monarch of Hannover / King of England, dies at 67
- 06-14Cornelis Cruys: Norwegian / Dutch Admiral, dies at 70
- 07-30Franz Weichlein: Composer, dies at 67
- 08-06Francois Valentijn: Vicar / writer, dies at 61
- 08-09Johann Philipp Treiber: Composer, dies at 52
- 08-14William Croft: Composer, dies at 48
- 09-25Jacques Abbadie: French theologist, dies at about 73
- 12-01Johann Heinrich Buttstett: Composer, dies at 61
Events in year of 1728
- 03-06Spain and England sign (1st) Convention of Pardo
- 12-23Prussian Emperor Karel VI sign Treaty of Berlin
People born in year of 1728
- 01-02Louis Barbiano de Belgioioso: Austrian count / diplomat in Belgium
- 01-06Charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier: Composer
- 01-06Domingos dos Reis Quita: Portuguese playwright / poet
- 01-09Thomas Warton: Poet laureate of England (Pleasures of Melancholy)
- 01-17Johann Gottfried Muthel: Composer
- 02-10Peter III Feodorovich: German / Russian Czar of Russia (1761-62)
- 02-21Peter III: Kiel, Germany -- Russian tsar (1762) / husband of Catherine
- 02-29Robert Bage: English writer (Criticism by Peter Faulkner)
- 03-19Pieter-Jozef Verhaghen: Flemish (court)painter
- 03-20Franciscus L Kersteman: Dutch lawyer / astrologist
- 03-22Anton Raphael Mengs: German writer / neo-classic painter
- 03-22Giacomo Insanguine: Composer
- 04-02Franz Asplmayr: Composer
- 04-16Joseph Zwart: Scottish chemist / physicist
- 04-19Francisco Albergati Capacelli: Italian playwright
- 04-23Samuel Wallis: Explorer (Wallis Island)
- 06-15Pietro Alessandro Pavona: Composer
- 07-03Robert Adam: Architect / designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)
- 07-16Henri Moreau: Composer
- 09-21Louis Emmanuel Eadin: Composer
- 10-07Caesar Rodney: Delaware, United States -- Judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 10-27James Cook: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Captain / explorer (discovered Sandwich Islands)
- 12-02Ferdinando Galiani: Italian economist / philosopher / diplomat
- 12-08Johann G von Zimmermann: Switzerland -- Author
- 12-09Pietro Alessandro Guglieli: Composer
- 12-21Hermann Friedrich Raupach: Composer
- 12-22Charles Frederick: Baden -- Liberal ruler of Baden
- 12-25Johann Adam Hiller: Composer
People died in year of 1728
- 02-12Agostino Steffani: Italian / German diplomat / composer, dies at 73
- 03-08Gian M Crescimbeni: Italian literary / critic (Arcadia), dies at 64
- 04-13Johann Christoph Schmidt: Composer, dies at 63
- 04-23Tomas de Torrejon y Velasco: Composer, dies at 83
- 04-25John Woodward: Geologist / physician
- 07-26John Friend: Physician / politician
- 08-12Henricus Zwaardecroon: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies, dies at 61
- 08-15Marin Marias: Composer, dies at 72
- 10-08Anne Danican Philidor: French composer, dies at 47
- 11-21Fjodor M graaf Apraksin: Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57
Events in year of 1729
- 03-15Sister St. Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans
- 07-22Diamonds found in Minas Geras Brazil
- 07-25North Carolina becomes a royal colony
- 07-30City of Baltimore founded
- 09-16Willem KH Friso installed as Viceroy of Groningen
- 10-12Willem KH Friso installed as Viceroy of Gelderland
- 11-09Spain, France and England signs Treaty of Seville
- 11-21Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
People born in year of 1729
- 01-01Edmund Burke: British author (Philosophy & Inquiry)
- 01-05Paul C la Fargue: Cartoonist / painter
- 01-12Lazzaro Spallanzani: Modena, Italy -- Physiologist
- 01-22G E Lessing: Writer
- 01-22Giuseppe Luigi Tibaldi: Composer
- 01-22Gotthold Ephraim Lessing: Germany -- Critic / dramatist
- 03-16Georg W "Franz" Panzer: German vicar / librarian (Annales typographic)
- 03-28Pieter Fouquet: Dutch art seller (Atlas of Fouquet)
- 04-13Thomas Percy: English literary / Bishop of Dromore
- 04-18Gaetano B Vestris: Italian / French ballet dancer
- 04-21Catharina II [the Great]: Writer / emperess of Russia (1762-96)
- 05-02Catherine II [the Great]: Empress of Russia (1762-96)
- 05-02Florian Johann Deller: Composer
- 05-03Florian Leopold Gassmann: Composer
- 05-13Henry William [Baron] Stiegel: Early American glassmaker
- 05-23Giuseppe Parini: Italian priest / poet (Il Giorno)
- 05-25Jean de Neufville: Dutch / US Merchant (started 4th English war)
- 07-05Claudio M da Costa: Brazilian poet
- 09-06Mozes Mendelssohn: German englightened philosopher (Haksalah)
- 09-22George Wilhelm Gruber: Composer
- 09-25Christian G Heyne: German archaeologist
- 09-26Moses Mendelssohn: Philosopher / critic / Bible translator
- 09-27Michael Dennis: Jesuit / author
- 10-16Pierre van Maldere: Composer
- 10-17Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny: Composer
- 11-21Josiah Bartlett: US Physician / judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 12-01Giuseppe Sarti: Composer
- 12-03Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler: Olot, Spain -- Composer (Fandango)
- 12-20Franz Xaver Thomas Pokorny: Composer
People died in year of 1729
- 01-04Meir Bacharach: Hebrew poet
- 03-21John Law: Scottish financier, dies at about 57
- 04-11Manuel de Egues: Composer, dies at 71
- 05-17Samuel Clarke: Theologian
- 06-01Matthaeus de Cock: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1725-29), dies at about 65
- 07-16Johann David Heinichen: Composer, dies at 46
- 08-11Nicola Francesco Haym: Composer, dies at 51
- 08-15Benjamin Neukirch: German Poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64
- 10-02Arnold Boonen: Portrait painter, dies at 60
- 12-01Christian Ludwig Boxberg: Composer, dies at 59
- 12-13Anthony Collins: Engl philosopher (On Liberty & Necessity), dies at 53