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  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

1275  On this day in history traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.  

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42  

1449  On October - 27 ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56  

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

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.  

1505  On October - 27 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 October - 27.  

1553  Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on October - 27.  

1553  Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on October - 27.  

1580  On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies  

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.  

1605  Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.  

1627  On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré  

1644  On this day in history 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies  

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland  

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.  

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

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.  

1688  On this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer  

1702  On this day in history english troops plunder St Augustine Florida  

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 October - 27.  

1401  On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)  

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)  

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

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)  

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

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal  

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

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

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on October - 27.  

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on October - 27.  

1327  On October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)  

1331  On October - 27 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 this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42