Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

0366  On this day in history death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  On May - 27 death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  On this day in history dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55   

1525  Death of Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader on May - 27.   

1541  Death of Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on May - 27.   

1549  Death of Lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns on May - 27.   

1564  Jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54 on May - 27.   

1569  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on this day in history.   

1576  On May - 27 death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44   

1580  On May - 27 jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies   

1596  Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on May - 27.   

1610  On this day in history death of françois Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)   

1615  On May - 27 death of marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553)   

1627  Everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73 on May - 27.   

1638  On May - 27 nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71   

1652  On this day in history jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39   

1661  On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53   

1675  On May - 27 death of gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613)   

1690  On May - 27 giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1702  On May - 27 death of dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628)   

1707  Death of Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1708  On May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  On May - 27 johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies   

1781  On May - 27 death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)   

1790  Jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89 on May - 27.   

1797  Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36 on May - 27.   

1831  Death of Jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799) on this day in history.   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

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1332  On this day in history birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  On this day in history birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)