Historical Events In October - 27
Thursday, 21 September 2023
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 October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies
1275 On this day in history traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.
1331 On this day in history 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.
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 Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on this day in history.
1523 On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies on this day in history.
1553 On this day in history condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.
1553 On this day in history michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on this day in history.
1605 On October - 27 akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)
1627 On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré
1644 On October - 27 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies
1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on this day in history.
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 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on October - 27.
1676 Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on this day in history.
1682 On October - 27 philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.
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 October - 27 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 On this day in history james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands