Famous Deaths In May - 27

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.   

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1178  On May - 27 godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55   

1525  On this day in history death of thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader   

1541  On May - 27 death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

1549  Death of Lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54   

1569  On May - 27 francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

1576  On this day in history death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44   

1580  Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies on this day in history.   

1596  On May - 27 tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

1610  On May - 27 death of françois Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578)   

1615  Death of Marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553) on this day in history.   

1627  On May - 27 everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73   

1638  On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71   

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1661  On May - 27 death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53   

1675  Death of Gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613) on May - 27.   

1690  Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1702  On May - 27 death of dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628)   

1707  On this day in history death of marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)   

1708  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies   

1781  Death of Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716) on May - 27.   

1790  On this day in history jeremiah Carlton, laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, dies at 89   

1797  Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36 on May - 27.   

1831  Death of Jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799) on this day in history.   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on May - 27.   

1855  On May - 27 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.