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 May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1444  On May - 27 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  Death of Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader on this day in history.  

1541  Death of Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on May - 27.  

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  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1596  Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on this day in history.  

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

1661  On May - 27 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  Death of Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640) on this day in history.  

1708  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1768  On this day in history 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 this day in history francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36  

1831  On May - 27 death of jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)  

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1855  On May - 27 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies  

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

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)  

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

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer  

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 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.