Historical Events In May - 27

0866  On May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies  

0927  Bulgaria's Symeon dies of a heart attack May 27 after building an empire that stretches from the Ionian to the Black Sea on this day in history.  

0927  Battle of the Bosnian Highlands: Simeon I of Bulgaria is defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia on this day in history.  

0927  Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.  

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1120  Richard III of Capua is anointed as prince two weeks before his untimely death on this day in history.  

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1281  Flemish Earl Gwijde Dampierre takes financial responsibility of Brugge on this day in history.  

1328  French king Philip VI Valois crowned on May - 27.  

1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) on this day in history.  

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1508  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55  

1525  On May - 27 thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader  

1529  30 Jews of Posing Hungary, charged with blood ritual, burned at stake on May - 27.  

1541  On this day in history margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded  

1549  On this day in history lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns  

1564  On May - 27 jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54  

1569  On May - 27 francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies  

1576  Louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 on May - 27.  

1580  On this day in history jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies  

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer on May - 27.  

1596  On May - 27 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies  

1626  On this day in history william II, prince of Orange/stadholder  

1627  On this day in history everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73  

1638  On May - 27 nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71  

1647  On this day in history the first recorded U S execution of a "witch" takes place in Massachusetts  

1647  The first woman known to be executed as a witch, Achsah Young in Massachusetts on this day in history.  

1652  Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39  

1660  On May - 27 denmark & Sweden sign ceasefire  

1661  Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 on this day in history.  

1679  On this day in history habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK  

1689  On May - 27 anthonie Heinsius succeeds G Fagel as pension advisor of Holland  

1690  On this day in history giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63  

1703  On this day in history st Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great  

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.  

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)  

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)  

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.  

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.  

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)  

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder  

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.  

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.  

0866  On May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies  

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)  

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on May - 27.  

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55