What happened in 1827

20 events　World 2, North America 4, Europe 9, Asia 1, Middle East 1, Latin America 3

Highlights of 1827

JanAsiaIn Laos, King Anouvong of Vientiane leads the Laotian Rebellion against Siam and successfully attacks Nakhon Ratchasima (the Siamese later invade Vientiane and nearly destroy the whole city).
Feb 20Latin AmericaBattle of Ituzaingó (Passo do Rosário): A Brazilian Imperial Army force is tactically defeated on the border of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata by Argentine and Uruguayan troops.
Mar 11Middle EastThe predecessor of Qasr El Eyni Hospital and Cairo University School of Medicine is established in Egypt under the direction of Antoine Clot as the first medical school in the region.
Mar 15North AmericaThe University of Toronto is established by royal charter as King's College at York. It is the first institution of higher education in Upper Canada.
Mar 26EuropeLudwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna at age 56. He died after a prolonged illness, with contemporaries reporting severe liver disease and months of declining health leading up to his final days
Oct 1WorldRusso-Persian War, 1826–1828: The Russians under Ivan Paskevich storm Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.

Oct 1Russo-Persian War, 1826–1828: The Russians under Ivan Paskevich storm Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination in Armenia.
John James Audubon begins publication of the 10-volume The Birds of America, in the United Kingdom.

Jan 15Furman University, founded in 1826, begins its first classes with 10 students, as the Furman Academy and Theological Institution, located in Edgefield, South Carolina. By the end of 2016, it will have 2,800 students at its main campus in Greenville, South Carolina.
Feb 28The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in the United States offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Mar 15The University of Toronto is established by royal charter as King's College at York. It is the first institution of higher education in Upper Canada.
Mar 16Freedom's Journal, the first African-American owned and published newspaper in the United States, is founded in New York City by John Russwurm.

Mar 26Ludwig van Beethoven dies in Vienna at age 56. He died after a prolonged illness, with contemporaries reporting severe liver disease and months of declining health leading up to his final days
Apr 10George Canning succeeds Lord Liverpool as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Apr 24Greek War of Independence: Battle of Phaleron – Ottoman troops defeat the Greek rebels.
AprBetween June 4–July 18 – In Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France, Nicéphore Niépce makes the first photograph, View from the Window at Le Gras.
Jul 6Greek War of Independence: The Treaty of London between France, Britain and Russia, demands that the Turks agree to an armistice in Greece.
Aug 31F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the death of George Canning.
Sep 4The Great Fire of Turku destroys three-quarters of the city (at this time Finland's largest), with 27 human casualties.
Sep 30Greek War of Independence: Battle of Itea, a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Corinth.
Oct 20Greek War of Independence: Battle of Navarino – British, French and Russian naval forces destroy the Turko-Egyptian fleet in Greece. This is the last naval action to be fought under sail alone.

JanIn Laos, King Anouvong of Vientiane leads the Laotian Rebellion against Siam and successfully attacks Nakhon Ratchasima (the Siamese later invade Vientiane and nearly destroy the whole city).

Mar 11The predecessor of Qasr El Eyni Hospital and Cairo University School of Medicine is established in Egypt under the direction of Antoine Clot as the first medical school in the region.

Feb 20Battle of Ituzaingó (Passo do Rosário): A Brazilian Imperial Army force is tactically defeated on the border of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata by Argentine and Uruguayan troops.
Mar 7Brazilian marines sail up the Rio Negro and attack the temporary naval base of Carmen de Patagones, Argentina; they are defeated by the local citizens.
Apr 8Battle of Monte Santiago: A squadron of the Brazilian Imperial Navy defeats Argentine vessels after a two-day naval battle.