Famous Deaths In May - 27

0366  On this day in history 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  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.   

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

1039  On May - 27 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 this day in history.   

1541  Death of Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history death of marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553)   

1627  On this day in history everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73   

1638  On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71   

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

1661  Death of Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 on May - 27.   

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

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

1702  On this day in history death of dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628)   

1707  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)   

1790  On May - 27 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   

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 this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.