Historical Events In October - 27
Friday, 25 October 2024
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