Historical Events In May - 27

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies  

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  On May - 27 richard III of Capua is anointed as prince two weeks before his untimely death.  

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  On this day in history ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)  

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

1525  Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader on May - 27.  

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

1541  On May - 27 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  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on this day in history.  

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

1580  On May - 27 jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies  

1595  On this day in history benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer  

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

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder on this day in history.  

1627  Everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73 on May - 27.  

1638  Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 on May - 27.  

1647  The first recorded U S execution of a "witch" takes place in Massachusetts on this day in history.  

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

1652  On May - 27 elisabeth C "Liselotte" van de Palts, German/French duchess of Orleans  

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.  

1660  On this day in history denmark & Sweden sign ceasefire  

1661  Archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 on May - 27.  

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  On May - 27 giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63  

1703  St Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Peter the Great on this day in history.  

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

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

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer  

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 May - 27.  

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

1651  On this day in history 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  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.  

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

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies  

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

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)  

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