Famous Deaths In May - 27

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on this day in history.  

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 May - 27.  

1039  On May - 27 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  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55  

1525  On this day in history death of thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader  

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

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

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  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 this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

1610  Death of François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578) on May - 27.  

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

1627  Everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1638  Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 on May - 27.  

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1661  Death of Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 on this day in history.  

1675  On this day in history death of gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613)  

1690  Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on May - 27.  

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

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

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

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on May - 27.  

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1332  On May - 27 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 May - 27.  

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

1601  On May - 27 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)  

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

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.  

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