Historical Events In April - 27

0630  King Ardashir III of Persia on April - 27.  

1076  Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies on this day in history.  

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 April - 27 david I becomes King of Scotland.  

1124  On April - 27 alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies  

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

1404  On this day in history philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62  

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

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

1518  Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors/Bourgondisch covenant on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1526  On April - 27 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 this day in history first Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms  

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

1576  On this day in history peace of Beaulieu & Paix de Monsieur  

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

1623  On April - 27 johann Adam Reincken, composer  

1643  On this day in history tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid  

1646  On this day in history king Charles I flees Oxford  

1650  On this day in history scottish general Montrose defeated  

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

1662  On April - 27 netherlands & France sign military covenant  

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

1682  Theodorus III, czar of Russia (1676-82), dies on April - 27.  

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

1694  On this day in history johan Georg IV, elector of Saxony (1691-94), dies at 25  

1695  On this day in history sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, [Asbaje], Mexican poetress/nun, dies at 44  

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

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

1707  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens on this day in history.  

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

1495  On this day in history birth of suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566)  

1623  Johann Adam Reincken, composer was born on April - 27.  

1650  Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714) was born on April - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

1724  On April - 27 birth of ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer  

0630  On April - 27 death of king Ardashir III of Persia  

1076  On this day in history willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies  

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

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

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

1599  On April - 27 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)