Historical Events In August - 27

0542  Saint Caesarius of Arles on this day in history.  

0663  On this day in history remnants of the Korean Baekje Kingdom and their Yamato Japanese allies engage the combined naval forces of the Tang Chinese and Silla Koreans on the Geum River in Korea; the outcome is a significant Tang-Silla victory, while the Japanese would not attempt another invasion of Korea until the Japanese invasions of Korea of the late 16th century.  

0827  On this day in history pope Eugene II  

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on August - 27.  

1232  Kioto Staatsraad accept Joei Legislation on August - 27.  

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia on August - 27.  

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies  

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on August - 27.  

1545  On this day in history alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat  

1549  Battle at Dussindale: John Dudley destroys English boer army on this day in history.  

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1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer on August - 27.  

1569  Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane on this day in history.  

1572  On this day in history claude Goudimel, French composer  

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on August - 27.  

1577  Titian, Italian artist on August - 27.  

1583  Simon Besler, composer on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history duke van Parma's troops occupy Antwerp  

1590  On August - 27 sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68  

1601  Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world on this day in history.  

1608  On August - 27 hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66  

1610  On August - 27 polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia  

1611  Tomés L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies on August - 27.  

1619  Monarch Frederik van Palts chosen king of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1626  On August - 27 battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV  

1628  On August - 27 java sultan Agung van Mataram attacks Batavia  

1630  On August - 27 maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter  

1634  On this day in history battle of Nordingen-Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, loses Duchy of Francomia  

1635  Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72 on August - 27.  

1650  Johann Samuel Welter, composer on this day in history.  

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on August - 27.  

1665  "Ye Bare & Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in N America (Acomac, Va) on this day in history.  

1666  Ivan V, co-tsar of Russia (1682-89) on this day in history.  

1667  Earliest recorded hurricane in US (Jamestown Virginia) on August - 27.  

1667  On this day in history adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, buried at 33  

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1407  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)  

1471  On this day in history birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia  

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.  

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)  

1545  Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat was born on August - 27.  

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer  

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer  

1630  On this day in history birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter  

0542  Death of Saint Caesarius of Arles on this day in history.  

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on this day in history.  

1208  On August - 27 irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies  

1312  On August - 27 death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)  

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on August - 27.  

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on August - 27.  

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1522  On this day in history giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75