Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.   

0625  Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.   

0710  On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on October - 27.   

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1275  Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on October - 27.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1449  Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1485  On October - 27 rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.   

1505  Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on October - 27.   

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on October - 27.   

1542  On October - 27 abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies   

1553  Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on this day in history.   

1553  On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy   

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies   

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.   

1605  Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.   

1627  English assault on French Il de Ré on this day in history.   

1644  2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on October - 27.   

1651  English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on this day in history.   

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.   

1652  On October - 27 henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

1659  On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged   

1662  England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on October - 27.   

1676  Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on October - 27.   

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.   

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.   

1702  On this day in history english troops plunder St Augustine Florida   

1725  On October - 27 jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71   

1728  On this day in history the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on October - 27.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On this day in history birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  On this day in history birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

1312  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42