1727
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- 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