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 May - 27.   

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

1178  On May - 27 godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

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

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.   

1525  Death of Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader on this day in history.   

1541  On May - 27 death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

1549  Death of Lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54   

1569  On this day in history francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

1576  On this day in history death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44   

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

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

1610  Death of François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578) on this day in history.   

1615  Death of Marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1690  On this day in history 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  On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on May - 27.   

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

1790  On this day in history 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  On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1831  Death of Jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799) on May - 27.   

1840  On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on this day in history.   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

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.