Historical Events In October - 27
Saturday, 25 March 2023
0312 On this day in history 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 Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.
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 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 October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42
1449 On this day in history ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56
1485 On October - 27 rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on October - 27.
1505 On October - 27 ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies
1523 On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 On October - 27 abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
1553 Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on this day in history.
1553 On this day in history 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 Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on this day in history.
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 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 On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged
1662 On this day in history england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres
1676 On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1682 On October - 27 philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.
1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.
1702 English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.
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 October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands