Historical Events In January - 27

0098  Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva on this day in history.  

0098  On this day in history marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67  

0661  Rashidun Caliphate ended with death of Ali on January - 27.  

0672  On this day in history st Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope  

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on this day in history.  

0847  Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on January - 27.  

0847  On January - 27 sergius II, pope (844-47), dies  

1142  Wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei on January - 27.  

1164  On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies  

1186  On January - 27 henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily.  

1302  On this day in history dante becomes a Florentine political exile  

1343  Pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus on this day in history.  

1538  On this day in history states of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy  

1540  On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) on January - 27.  

1556  On this day in history willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies  

1556  On this day in history abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

1565  Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies on January - 27.  

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer on this day in history.  

1593  On January - 27 vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno  

1612  Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77 on this day in history.  

1625  On this day in history adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49  

1629  On this day in history hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68  

1638  Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist on January - 27.  

1662  On January - 27 first American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)  

1662  On this day in history 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)  

1662  On January - 27 richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist  

1669  Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1671  Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City on January - 27.  

1679  Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter on January - 27.  

1695  On this day in history mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his death in 1703.  

1699  William Temple, statesman, dies on this day in history.  

1701  On this day in history johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)  

1710  On January - 27 czar Peter the Great sets first Russian state budget  

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1443  Albert, Duke of Saxony (d. 1500) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) was born on January - 27.  

1556  Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on January - 27.  

1585  Hendrick Avercamp, Dutch painter (d. 1634) was born on this day in history.  

1592  Pierre de La Barre, composer was born on this day in history.  

1603  Harbottle Grimston, English politician (d. 1685) was born on January - 27.  

1621  Thomas Willis, English physician (d. 1675) was born on January - 27.  

1662  On this day in history birth of richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist  

0098  Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

0661  On this day in history death of death of Ali, the final Sunni Rashidun and first Shia Imam.(b. 599 or 600)  

0672  Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.  

0847  Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.  

1164  Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies on this day in history.  

1490  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shogun (b. 1435)  

1540  Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.  

1565  On January - 27 robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies