Historical Events In April - 27

0630  On this day in history king Ardashir III of Persia  

1076  On April - 27 willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies  

1124  Scotland's Alexander I dies at age 46 after a 17-year reign and is succeeded by his brother David, 40, who has ruled in the south since the death of their grandfather Edgar in 1107 on this day in history.  

1124  On April - 27 david I becomes King of Scotland.  

1124  Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies on this day in history.  

1296  Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England on April - 27.  

1404  On April - 27 philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62  

1410  John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia on April - 27.  

1509  Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice on April - 27.  

1518  On this day in history treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant  

1521  On this day in history ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives  

1521  On this day in history ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50  

1522  Battle at Bicacca: Charles I & Pope Adrianus VI beat France on this day in history.  

1526  On this day in history mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi  

1539  Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar on this day in history.  

1565  On April - 27 first Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms  

1565  On this day in history 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms  

1576  Peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur on this day in history.  

1578  Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favorites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise on this day in history.  

1605  Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on April - 27.  

1623  On this day in history johann Adam Reincken, composer  

1643  Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid on April - 27.  

1646  On April - 27 king Charles I flees Oxford  

1650  On April - 27 scottish general Montrose defeated  

1656  Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

1662  Netherlands & France sign military covenant on April - 27.  

1667  On April - 27 the blind and impoverished, John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.  

1682  On April - 27 theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies  

1694  Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen on April - 27.  

1694  Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25 on this day in history.  

1695  Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, [Asbaje], Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44 on April - 27.  

1701  On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia  

1702  On April - 27 jean Bart, French capt/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51  

1707  On this day in history john Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens  

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1410  On April - 27 birth of john Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia  

1495  On April - 27 birth of suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566)  

1623  Johann Adam Reincken, composer was born on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history birth of charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714)  

1701  On April - 27 birth of charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia  

1707  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens was born on April - 27.  

1718  Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1724  Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer was born on April - 27.  

0630  Death of King Ardashir III of Persia on this day in history.  

1076  Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies on April - 27.  

1124  On this day in history alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies  

1404  On April - 27 philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62  

1521  On this day in history death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50  

1599  Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) on this day in history.  

1605  On April - 27 leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69  

1613  On April - 27 death of robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)