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  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On this day in history edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England.   

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

1275  On October - 27 traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.   

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  On October - 27 ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56   

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

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain   

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

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies   

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

1605  On this day in history akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

1627  On October - 27 english assault on French Il de Ré   

1644  On this day in history 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies   

1651  English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on October - 27.   

1651  On this day in history jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies   

1652  On this day in history henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

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

1662  On October - 27 england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres   

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

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

1688  On October - 27 king James II fires premier Robert Spencer   

1702  On October - 27 english troops plunder St Augustine Florida   

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

1728  The birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand on October - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

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

1739  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

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  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 October - 27.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.   

1430  On this day in history 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.