Historical Events In December - 27
Tuesday, 18 November 2025
0418 On this day in history [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope 

0418 On December - 27 zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies 

0537 St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated on this day in history. 

0975 Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on December - 27. 

1065 On December - 27 ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies 

1381 Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician on December - 27. 

1437 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia on December - 27. 

1503 Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France on December - 27. 

1512 On this day in history the Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World. 

1521 On this day in history "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg 

1555 On this day in history johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist 

1571 On this day in history the birth of Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun 

1590 On December - 27 emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 

1595 Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27. 

1603 On December - 27 thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 

1610 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 on this day in history. 

1631 John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47 on December - 27. 

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 On this day in history jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician 

1657 The Flushing Remonstrance is signed on this day in history. 

1679 Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java on December - 27. 

1703 England & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement on December - 27. 

1709 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) on this day in history. 

1721 On this day in history franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher 

1741 On December - 27 prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia 

1748 On December - 27 william Marshall, composer 

1752 On December - 27 johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer 

1755 Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36) on December - 27. 

1761 On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War 

1773 On this day in history george Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics 

1800 On December - 27 john Goss, composer 

1801 On this day in history guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49) 

1802 Thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter on this day in history. 

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