Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.  

0625  On October - 27 honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope  

0710  On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.  

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.  

0939  On October - 27 edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England.  

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

1275  On October - 27 traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.  

1439  On October - 27 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  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  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 this day in history 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 October - 27.  

1553  Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on October - 27.  

1580  On October - 27 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  English assault on French Il de Ré on this day in history.  

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

1659  On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged  

1662  England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.  

1676  Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on this day in history.  

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.  

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.  

1702  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.  

1725  On this day in history jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71  

1728  The birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand on October - 27.  

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)  

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer  

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.  

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal  

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

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.  

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.  

1327  On October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.  

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.  

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.