Historical Events In April - 27

1124  Scotland's Alexander I dies at age 46 after a 17-year reign and is succeeded by his brother David, 40, who has ruled in the south since the death of their grandfather Edgar in 1107   

1124  David I becomes King of Scotland.   

1296  Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England   

1509  Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice   

1518  Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoor/ ourgondisch covenant   

1521  Ferdinand Magellan world traveler, killed by Filipino natives   

1522  Battle at Bicacca: Charles I & Pope Adrianus VI beat France   

1526  Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi   

1539  Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar   

1565  First Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms   

1565  1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms   

1410  John van lannoy: Flemish governor of holland/zealand/west frisia   

1495  Suleiman the magnificent: Sultan of the ottoman empire   

1623  Johann adam reincken: Composer   

1650  Charlotte amalie of hesse-kassel (or hesse-cassel): Queen of denmark and norway   

1701  Charles emanuel i: King of sardinia   

1707  John burman: Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens   

1718  Thomas lewis: Irish-born virginia settler   

1724  Ferdinand philipp joseph lobkowitz: Composer   

0630  King ardashir iii of persia: King ardashir iii of persia   

1076  Willem: Bishop of utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl floris i,   

1124  Alexander i: King of scotland (1107-24),   

1404  Philip: The stout, duke of burgundy,   

1521  Ferdinand magellan: World traveler, killed by filipino natives at 50   

1599  Maeda toshiie: Japanese general (b. 1538)   

1605  Leo xi: [alessandro o de' medici], italian pope (1605),   

1613  Robert abercromby: Scottish jesuit (b. 1532)