Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

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

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.   

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

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

1508  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55   

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

1541  On this day in history death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

1549  On this day in history death of lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns   

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

1569  On May - 27 francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

1576  Death of Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 on May - 27.   

1580  Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies on May - 27.   

1596  On May - 27 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

1610  On May - 27 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  Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on May - 27.   

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

1675  Death of Gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1690  Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1702  Death of Dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628) on May - 27.   

1707  On May - 27 death of marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)   

1708  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on May - 27.   

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

1781  Death of Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1831  On this day in history death of jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)   

1840  On May - 27 niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

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  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on May - 27.   

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

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.