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Historical Events Happened In January - 27

Monday, 20 May 2013

1142 Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei on this day in history.

1164 On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies

1186 Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily on this day in history.

1302 Dante becomes a Florentine political exile on this day in history.

1343 On this day in history pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.

1538 States of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy on this day in history.

1540 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.

1546 On this day in history joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)

1556 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies on this day in history.

1556 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) on this day in history.

1565 On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies

1592 On this day in history pierre de La Barre, composer

1593 On this day in history vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno

1612 Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77 on this day in history.

1625 Adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49 on this day in history.

1629 On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68

1638 Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist on this day in history.

1662 First American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) on this day in history.

1662 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) on this day in history.

1662 Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist on this day in history.

1669 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.

1671 Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City on this day in history.

1679 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter on this day in history.

1695 On this day in history mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his death in 1703.

1699 William Temple, statesman, dies on this day in history.

1701 On this day in history johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)

1710 Czar Peter the Great sets first Russian state budget on this day in history.

1710 On this day in history czar Peter the Great sets 1st Russian state budget

1715 Vaclav Kalous, composer on this day in history.

1720 Samuel Foote, England, actor/dramatist (Mirror) on this day in history.

1723 Johann A Cramer, prime minister/poet on this day in history.

1731 Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Ital piano builder, dies at 75 on this day in history.

1736 On this day in history abdication of Stanislas, last king of Poland

1756 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austria, musical prodigy/composer (Figaro) on this day in history.

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Famous Birthdays In January - 27

Famous People Born On This Day In History

1443 On this day in history birth of albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500)

1546 On this day in history birth of joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)

1556 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.

1585 On this day in history birth of hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634)

1592 On this day in history birth of pierre de La Barre, composer

1603 Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.

1621 On this day in history birth of thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675)

1662 Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist was born on this day in history.

Famous Deaths In January - 27

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1164 Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.

1490 Death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435) on this day in history.

1540 On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies

1565 On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies

1612 On this day in history death of maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77

1625 Adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49 on this day in history.

1629 Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.

1638 Death of Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist on this day in history.