Historical Events In October - 27
Tuesday, 08 July 2025
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 October - 27.
0710 On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.
0925 Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.
0939 On this day in history 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 Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on October - 27.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on October - 27.
1505 Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on this day in history.
1523 English troops occupy Montalidier France on this day in history.
1542 On October - 27 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 October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 On October - 27 spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
1605 Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on this day in history.
1627 English assault on French Il de Ré on October - 27.
1644 On this day in history 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies
1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on October - 27.
1651 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.
1652 On October - 27 henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies
1659 On October - 27 marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged
1662 On October - 27 england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres
1676 On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.
1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on this day in history.
1702 English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.
1725 On this day in history jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71
1728 On this day in history the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand
1728 James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.
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