Historical Events In October - 27
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0312 On October - 27 constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
0625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.
0710 Saracen invasion of Sardinia on October - 27.
0925 On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies
0939 Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on October - 27.
0939 Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.
1275 Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on October - 27.
1331 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1485 On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on October - 27.
1505 On October - 27 ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies
1523 On October - 27 english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies on this day in history.
1553 On October - 27 condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.
1553 On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 John Bonga, beggar, dies on October - 27.
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.
1605 On October - 27 akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)
1627 English assault on French Il de Ré on October - 27.
1644 On October - 27 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies
1651 On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland
1651 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.
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 this day in history 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 this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer
1702 English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on this day in history.
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 October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands