Historical Events In March - 27
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
0710 On March - 27 rupert of Salzburg 

0922 The Persian mystic Al-Hallaj (abu al-Mughith-al-Hsayn ibn Mansur), 64, is sentenced to death for heresy after a long trial and is flogged, mutilated, and beheaded March 27 at Baghdad He has supported reform of the caliphate and been seen as a rabble-rouser on this day in history. 

0922 On this day in history al-Hallaj al-Mughith-al-Hsayn Mansur, Persian mystic, beheaded at 64 

0965 On this day in history arnulf I, the Elder/the Great, count of Flanders (918-65), dies 

0973 Herman, Duke of Saxony on this day in history. 

1309 On this day in history pope Clement V excommunicates Venice and all its population. 

1329 Pope John XXII issues his 'In Agro Dominico' condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical on March - 27. 

1378 Gregory XI, [Pierre R the Beaufort], last French Pope (1370-78), dies on March - 27. 

1416 Antonio Squarcialupi, composer on March - 27. 

1472 Janus Pannonius, Hungarian poet/translator, dies at 37 on March - 27. 

1482 Maria, duchess of Burgundy/countess of Holland, dies at 25 on this day in history. 

1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León sights Florida on March - 27. 

1513 On this day in history spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 

1554 On March - 27 everhardus van Bronchorst, Dutch lawyer 

1555 William Hunter, Protestant martyr on this day in history. 

1599 On March - 27 robert Devereux becomes Lieutenant-General of Ireland 

1599 On March - 27 robert Devereux becomes lt-general of Ireland 

1613 On March - 27 the first English child born in Canada at Cuper's Cove, Newfoundland to Nicholas Guy. 

1614 Port Royal Nova Scotia Jean de Biencourt, Baron de Poutrincourt 1557-1615 rescues starving survivors of Port Royal and takes them back to France on this day in history. 

1625 On March - 27 charles I, King Of England, Scotland & Ireland, ascends to throne 

1625 Charles I, King Of England, Scotland & Ireland, ascends English throne on this day in history. 

1625 James I Stuart, king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at 58 on March - 27. 

1642 On this day in history the sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Joseph takes office. 

1665 Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) on this day in history. 

1668 Clemens Thieme, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history. 

1668 On March - 27 english King Charles II gives Bombay to East India Company 

1679 On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 

1701 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58 on March - 27. 

1702 On March - 27 johann Ernst Eberlin, composer 

1708 On March - 27 english pretender to the throne James III flees 

1708 On March - 27 english pretender to the throne James III flees to Dunkerk 

1709 Dike at Hardinxveld breaks (Alblasserwaard flooded) on March - 27. 

1710 On this day in history joseph Marie Clement dall' Abaco, composer 

1713 Spain losses Menorca & Gibraltar on March - 27. 

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