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  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.  

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

0939  On October - 27 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 October - 27.  

1485  On October - 27 rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies  

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain  

1505  Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on October - 27.  

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

1553  Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on this day in history.  

1580  John Bonga, beggar, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

1651  On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland  

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.  

1652  On this day in history henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies  

1659  Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on October - 27.  

1662  On this day in history england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres  

1676  On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw  

1682  On this day in history philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.  

1688  On October - 27 king James II fires premier Robert Spencer  

1702  On October - 27 english troops plunder St Augustine Florida  

1725  Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 27.  

1728  On October - 27 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  

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1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)  

1401  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

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

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer  

1760  On October - 27 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  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

1271  On this day in history death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)  

1312  On October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)  

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 this day in history death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)  

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on October - 27.