Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.   

0625  In this year, Honorius I starts his reign as Catholic Pope   

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia.   

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

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1275  Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic write/ ultan of Hama, dies   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemi/ ungar/ ermany, dies at 42   

1449  Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56.   

1485  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanis/ rganist, dies.   

1156  Count raymond vi of toulouse: Count raymond vi of toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  Catherine of valois: Queen of henry v of england   

1466  Erasmus: Dutch humanist and theologian   

1728  James cook: Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered sandwich islands   

1739  Franz ignaz kaa: Composer   

1744  Mary moser: English painter   

1746  Georg anton kreusser: Composer   

1760  August w a grave von gneisenau: Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  Rhazes: [abu bakr mohammed ibn zakarijja al-razi], persian,   

0939  Aethelstan iii: King of england,   

1271  Hugh iv: Duke of burgundy, french crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  John ii: Duke of brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Elizabeth de burgh: Queen of robert i of scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  Aboe al-fida: [aboelfeda], arabic writer/sultan of hama,   

1430  Vytautas the great: Grand duke of lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  Albrecht ii von habsburg: King of bohemia/hungary/germany,