Historical Events In October - 27
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
0312 Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on October - 27.
0625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.
0710 On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.
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 this day in history traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.
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 October - 27.
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 Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies on October - 27.
1553 Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on this day in history.
1553 On this day in history michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies
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 On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré
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 this day in history.
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 On October - 27 philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.
1688 On October - 27 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 this day in history the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand
1728 On this day in history james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands