Historical Events In December - 27
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
0418 On this day in history [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0418 Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.
0537 St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated on this day in history.
0975 On December - 27 balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
1065 On this day in history ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies
1381 On December - 27 edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician
1437 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia on this day in history.
1503 On this day in history battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1512 On December - 27 the Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World.
1521 On December - 27 "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg
1555 Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist on December - 27.
1571 The birth of Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun on December - 27.
1590 Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on this day in history.
1595 Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27.
1603 Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 on this day in history.
1610 On this day in history paris France, Hélène Boulle de Champlain, age 12, signs marriage contract with 40 year old Samuel de Champlain; daughter of a wealthy secretary to Louis XIII
1631 John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on this day in history.
1641 On this day in history francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69
1645 On this day in history giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized
1654 Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician on December - 27.
1657 On December - 27 the Flushing Remonstrance is signed.
1679 Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java on December - 27.
1703 On this day in history england & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement
1709 On December - 27 pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)
1721 Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher on this day in history.
1741 Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia on December - 27.
1748 On this day in history william Marshall, composer
1752 On December - 27 johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer
1755 On December - 27 antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)
1761 On December - 27 michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
1773 George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics on December - 27.
1800 On December - 27 john Goss, composer
1801 Guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49) on December - 27.
1802 Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter on December - 27.