Historical Events In October - 27
Saturday, 27 April 2024
0312 Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.
0625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0710 On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.
0925 On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies
0939 Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on October - 27.
0939 On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies
1275 Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on October - 27.
1331 Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.
1439 On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42
1449 Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on October - 27.
1485 On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.
1505 Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on October - 27.
1523 On October - 27 english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 On October - 27 abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
1553 Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on this day in history.
1553 On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.
1605 Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on this day in history.
1627 On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré
1644 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on this day in history.
1651 On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland
1651 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.
1652 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on October - 27.
1659 Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on October - 27.
1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1682 On this day in history philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.
1688 On this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer
1702 English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.
1725 Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 27.
1728 On October - 27 the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand
1728 James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.