Historical Events May 7 Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia May 29 Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia aged 11 May 31 France, Britain & Netherlands sign accord of Paris Events in 1727 Famous Birthdays May 10 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and statesman (First Minister of State 1774-76), born in Paris, France (d. 1781) May 14 Thomas Gainsborough, English leading portrait painter (Blue Boy), born in Sudbury, England (d. 1788) baptism date [1] Born in 1727 Famous Deaths May 2 Paul Aler, French jesuit and poet (Gradus ad Parnassum), dies at 70 May 6 Catharine I of Russia [Marta Samuilovna], wife of Peter the Great, dies at about 42 May 17 Catherine I, Empress of Russia (1725-27), dies at 43 Apr 1727 History by Year Jun 1727 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies
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