Historical Events In October - 27

0312  On this day in history 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  On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.  

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.  

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 October - 27.  

1449  Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on October - 27.  

1485  On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies  

1492  On October - 27 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain  

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

1523  On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France  

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

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

1553  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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  English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on this day in history.  

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

1662  England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on October - 27.  

1676  On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw  

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on October - 27.  

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

1702  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.  

1725  On this day in history jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71  

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

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on October - 27.  

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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 October - 27.  

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.  

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.  

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

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

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

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

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

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.  

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

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.  

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  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on October - 27.