Historical Events In August - 27

0542  Saint Caesarius of Arles on this day in history.   

0663  On August - 27 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  Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

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

1232  Kioto Staatsraad accept Joei Legislation on August - 27.   

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

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

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer on August - 27.   

1569  Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane on August - 27.   

1572  On this day in history claude Goudimel, French composer   

1576  Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 27 titian, Italian artist   

1583  Simon Besler, composer on August - 27.   

1585  On August - 27 duke van Parma's troops occupy Antwerp   

1590  On this day in history sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68   

1601  On August - 27 olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world   

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

1610  On this day in history polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia   

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

1619  On this day in history monarch Frederik van Palts chosen king of Bohemia   

1626  Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV on August - 27.   

1628  Java sultan Agung van Mataram attacks Batavia on August - 27.   

1630  Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter on this day in history.   

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

1635  On August - 27 lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72   

1650  On August - 27 johann Samuel Welter, composer   

1651  Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43 on this day in history.   

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 August - 27.   

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  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on this day in history.   

1471  On August - 27 birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia   

1471  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  On August - 27 birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

1545  On August - 27 birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

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

0542  On this day in history death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  On August - 27 death of pope Eugene II   

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

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on this day in history.   

1394  On this day in history death of chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343)   

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 August - 27 giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75