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

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)  

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on May - 27.  

1508  On May - 27 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  On May - 27 death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded  

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1549  On May - 27 death of lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns  

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

1569  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on May - 27.  

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

1580  On this day in history 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  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  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  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on May - 27.  

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

1781  On this day in history 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  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  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on this day in history.  

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

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)  

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 this day in history.