Historical Events In October - 27
Friday, 22 January 2021
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 On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.
0925 On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies
0939 Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on this day in history.
0939 Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.
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 Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on October - 27.
1485 Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on October - 27.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.
1505 Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on this day in history.
1523 On October - 27 english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 On this day in history 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 On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 On this day in history spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
1605 On this day in history akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)
1627 English assault on French Il de RĂ© on this day in history.
1644 On October - 27 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 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on October - 27.
1659 Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on October - 27.
1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on October - 27.
1676 On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
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 October - 27 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