Editing 1727 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 1]] &ndash; (December 21, 1726 O.S.) Spain's ambassador to Great Britain demands that the British return [[Gibraltar]] after accusing Britain of violating the terms of the 1713 [[Peace of Utrecht|Treaty of Utrecht]].  Britain refuses and the [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar]] begins on February 22.
* [[January 6]] &ndash; [[Martin Spanberg]] and two other members of the [[First Kamchatka expedition]] arrive in [[Okhotsk]], after a journey from [[Saint Petersburg]] of almost two years.  After the end of winter, the 63-member group, commanded by [[Vitus Bering]], proceeds to the [[Kamchatka River]], to prepare for exploration of the Arctic.
* [[January 9]] &ndash; The world-famous [[Charité]] Hospital is established in [[Berlin]], to be used for research and to help the poor.  [[Prussia]]'s [[Frederick William I of Prussia|King Frederick William I]] had ordered the conversion of a 16-year old institution, originally built in anticipation of an epidemic of the [[bubonic plague]].
* [[January 12]] &ndash; Abd el-Sayed of [[Egypt]] is enthroned, as Pope [[John XVII of Alexandria]] becomes the leader of the [[Coptic Orthodox Christian|Coptic Christian Church]], as the 105th [[Pope of Alexandria]] and Patriarch of the [[Holy See of St. Mark]].  He will serve until his death on April 20, 1745.
* [[February 2]] &ndash; [[Johann Sebastian Bach]]'s solo [[cantata]], [[Ich habe genug, BWV 82|''Ich habe genug'', BWV 82]], premieres in [[Leipzig]].
* [[February 20]] &ndash; [[Germans|German]] composer [[George Frideric Handel]] becomes a [[British subject]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301"/>
* [[February 22]] (February 11, 1726 O.S.) &ndash; [[Spain]] [[Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar|besieges the British-held territory of Gibraltar]], in order to recapture it.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology301">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/301 301]}}</ref>  Britain's [[Royal Navy]] begins a blockade of Spanish ports and the unsuccessful siege ends with the signing of a truce on June 24.
* [[February]] &ndash; The [[First Saudi State]] is founded by [[Muhammad bin Saud]].
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Battle of Halidzor]] in [[Armenia]]: A small group of defenders overcomes a much larger [[Ottoman Empire]] army. 
* [[March 9]] &ndash; The west African [[Kingdom of Dahomey]], ruled by King [[Agaja|Trudo Agaja]], conquers and annexes the [[Kingdom of Whydah|Kingdom of Xwéda]], after King [[Haffon]] is killed in battle (three years earlier, Agaja conquered the neighboring state of [[Allada]]).
* [[March 22]] &ndash; After 55 years as [[Sultan of Morocco]], [[Ismail Ibn Sharif]] dies at the age of 81, prompting a 30-year battle between seven of his sons, for succession to the throne.