Historical Events In October - 27

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 this day in history.  

0710  On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.  

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.  

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on this day in history.  

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

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

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies  

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 this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France  

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

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

1644  2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on October - 27.  

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland  

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

1728  On this day in history james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

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1156  On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)  

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

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

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.  

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

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.  

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal  

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

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

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)  

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.  

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

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

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

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