Historical Events In May - 27

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.  

0927  On May - 27 bulgaria's Symeon dies of a heart attack May 27 after building an empire that stretches from the Ionian to the Black Sea  

0927  On May - 27 battle of the Bosnian Highlands: Simeon I of Bulgaria is defeated by King Tomislav of Croatia.  

0927  On May - 27 symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)  

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.  

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 May - 27.  

1281  On May - 27 flemish Earl Gwijde Dampierre takes financial responsibility of Brugge  

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

1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) on May - 27.  

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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  Jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54 on May - 27.  

1569  On this day in history francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies  

1576  On May - 27 louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44  

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

1595  On May - 27 benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer  

1596  Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on May - 27.  

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 May - 27 the first recorded U S execution of a "witch" takes place in Massachusetts  

1647  On this day in history the first woman known to be executed as a witch, Achsah Young in Massachusetts  

1652  Elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans on May - 27.  

1652  On May - 27 jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39  

1660  Denmark & Sweden sign ceasefire on May - 27.  

1661  On May - 27 archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53  

1679  Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK on this day in history.  

1689  Anthonie Heinsius succeeds G Fagel as pension advisor of Holland on this day in history.  

1690  Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on May - 27.  

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 May - 27.  

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)  

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on May - 27.  

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  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.  

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

1651  On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)  

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)  

0735  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)  

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 May - 27.  

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies  

1444  On May - 27 death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)  

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