Historical Events In April - 27

0630  On April - 27 king Ardashir III of Persia  

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

1124  On April - 27 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  

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

1124  Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies on April - 27.  

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

1404  Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1410  On this day in history john Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia  

1509  On April - 27 pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice  

1518  Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant on April - 27.  

1521  Ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives on this day in history.  

1521  Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 on this day in history.  

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

1526  Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi on this day in history.  

1539  On April - 27 re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.  

1565  First Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms on April - 27.  

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

1576  On April - 27 peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur  

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

1605  Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1623  Johann Adam Reincken, composer on April - 27.  

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

1646  King Charles I flees Oxford on this day in history.  

1650  On April - 27 scottish general Montrose defeated  

1656  Gerard van Honthorst, painter, dies at 65 on April - 27.  

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

1667  The blind and impoverished, John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10 on this day in history.  

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

1694  On April - 27 frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen  

1694  On April - 27 johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25  

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

1701  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia on this day in history.  

1702  On this day in history jean Bart, French capt/sea hero (Escape out of Plymouth), dies at 51  

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

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1410  John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia was born on this day in history.  

1495  Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566) was born on April - 27.  

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

1650  Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714) was born on this day in history.  

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

1707  On April - 27 birth of john Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens  

1718  Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790) was born on April - 27.  

1724  Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer was born on this day in history.  

0630  Death of King Ardashir III of Persia on April - 27.  

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

1124  Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies on April - 27.  

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

1521  On April - 27 death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50  

1599  On this day in history death of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)  

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

1613  Death of Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532) on this day in history.