Historical Events In April - 27

0630  On this day in history king Ardashir III of Persia  

1076  On this day in history 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 April - 27.  

1124  On this day in history 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  On April - 27 john Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia  

1509  Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice on this day in history.  

1518  On April - 27 treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant  

1521  On April - 27 ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives  

1521  Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 on April - 27.  

1522  On April - 27 battle at Bicacca: Charles I & Pope Adrianus VI beat France  

1526  Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi on April - 27.  

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

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

1565  1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms on April - 27.  

1576  Peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur on April - 27.  

1578  On April - 27 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  On this day in history leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69  

1623  Johann Adam Reincken, composer on April - 27.  

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

1682  On this day in history theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies  

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

1694  Johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25 on April - 27.  

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

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

1702  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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

1650  On April - 27 birth of charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714)  

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

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

1718  On April - 27 birth of thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790)  

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  On this day in history willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies  

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

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

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

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

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

1613  On this day in history death of robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)