Historical Events In October - 27

0312  On October - 27 constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.   

0625  Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.   

0710  On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

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

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.   

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

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

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 October - 27.   

1485  On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies   

1492  On October - 27 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain   

1505  On this day in history ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies   

1523  On October - 27 english troops occupy Montalidier France   

1542  Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies on this day in history.   

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

1553  Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on October - 27.   

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies   

1605  On October - 27 spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk   

1605  On October - 27 akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

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  On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  On October - 27 jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies   

1652  Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on October - 27.   

1659  Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.   

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

1676  On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw   

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on October - 27.   

1688  On this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer   

1702  On October - 27 english troops plunder St Augustine Florida   

1725  Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1728  On October - 27 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.   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.   

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  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.   

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

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

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

1312  On October - 27 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  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

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

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