Famous Deaths Happened 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  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

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 this day in history death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1580  On this day in history jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1675  Death of Gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613) on May - 27.   

1690  On this day in history giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1702  On May - 27 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 May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on this day in history.   

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 May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

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

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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  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 this day in history.   

1623  On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

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