Historical Events In October - 27

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

0625  On October - 27 honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

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

0939  On October - 27 edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England.   

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

1275  Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1485  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on October - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on October - 27.   

1542  On this day in history 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  John Bonga, beggar, dies on this day in history.   

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on this day in history.   

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

1627  English assault on French Il de Ré on October - 27.   

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

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1662  On this day in history england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres   

1676  Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on this day in history.   

1682  On this day in history philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.   

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

1702  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on this day in history.   

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

1728  The birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand on this day in history.   

1728  On October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.   

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

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.   

1728  On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.   

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.   

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

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

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

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

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on October - 27.   

1327  On this day in history death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  On this day in history 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