Famous Deaths In May - 27

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.  

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 May - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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 May - 27 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 May - 27.  

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 May - 27 jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39  

1661  On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53  

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 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 this day in history.  

1781  On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)  

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 May - 27.  

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  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.  

1576  On May - 27 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 this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)  

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.  

1651  On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)