Historical Events In October - 27

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

0625  On this day in history honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0710  On this day in history 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  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

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 October - 27.  

1505  Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1553  On October - 27 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 this day in history.  

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies  

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

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 this day in history.  

1651  On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland  

1651  On this day in history 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  On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged  

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  On this day in history philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.  

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on this day in history.  

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  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.  

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

1401  On October - 27 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  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.  

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer  

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1271  On this day in history death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)  

1312  On October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)  

1327  On October - 27 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 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