Historical Events In October - 27
Friday, 11 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 this day in history.
0710 On October - 27 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 October - 27.
0939 Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.
1275 Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on October - 27.
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 Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on this day in history.
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.
1505 On this day in history ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies
1523 English troops occupy Montalidier France on this day in history.
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 On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 John Bonga, beggar, dies on this day in history.
1605 On October - 27 spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
1605 Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.
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 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 this day in history.
1659 Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.
1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on October - 27.
1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.
1702 English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on this day in history.
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 On October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands
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