Editing 1728 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 5]] &ndash; The ''[[University of Havana|Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de la Habana]]'', the oldest university in [[Cuba]], is founded in [[Havana]].
* [[January 9]] &ndash; The coronation of [[Peter II of Russia|Peter II]] as the Tsar of the [[Russian Empire]] takes place in [[Moscow]].
* [[January 29]] &ndash; ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'', the most popular theatrical production of the 18th century, is performed for the first time.  The premiere takes place at the [[Lisle's Tennis Court|Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre]] in [[London]].  Written by [[John Gay]] with  music arranged by [[Johann Christoph Pepusch]], the ballad opera is a [[satire]] of Italian opera.
* [[February 28]] &ndash; [[Battle of Palkhed]]: [[Maratha (caste)|Maratha]] Peshwa [[Bajirao I]] defeats the first [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], [[Qamar-ud-din Khan, Asif Jah I|Nizam-ul-Mulk]].
* [[March 14]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]] leaves [[Geneva]] for the first time.