Historical Events In October - 27

0312  On October - 27 constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.  

0625  Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.  

0710  On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.  

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies  

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on October - 27.  

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

1275  Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on this day in history.  

1331  On October - 27 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  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on this day in history.  

1492  On October - 27 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain  

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 October - 27.  

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 this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies  

1605  On October - 27 spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk  

1605  Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.  

1627  On October - 27 english assault on French Il de Ré  

1644  2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on October - 27.  

1651  English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on this day in history.  

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.  

1652  Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on this day in history.  

1659  On October - 27 marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged  

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

1676  Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on October - 27.  

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

1688  On this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer  

1702  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on this day in history.  

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 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  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.  

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.  

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

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

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

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer  

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born 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 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)  

1312  On this day in history 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 this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies  

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42