Events & Holidays In November - 27

Anniversary of Cerro de Pasco (Peru)

National Flag Day (Sri Lanka)

1127  On this day in history birth of emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)   

1544  On this day in history birth of ascanio Trombeti, composer   

1563  On this day in history birth of robbert Robbertsz, (le Canu), nautical expert   

1569  On this day in history birth of ottavio Vernizzi, composer   

1576  Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638) was born on this day in history.   

1582  On this day in history birth of pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)   

1588  On this day in history birth of valerius Andreas, [Walter Driessens], Flemish historian   

1595  On this day in history birth of alessandro Algardi, Italian sculptor/architect   

0008  Death of Horace, Roman poet (b. 65 BC) on this day in history.   

0450  Galla Placidia, daughter of Byzant emperor Constantius III, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

0511  Clovis, 1st King of France, dies at about 45 on this day in history.   

0640  On this day in history acharius, bishop of Noyon/saint, dies   

1026  On this day in history adalbert II, bishop of Utrecht (1010-26), dies   

1198  On this day in history death of queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1154)   

1382  Philip Van Artevelde, Flemish commander-in-chief, dies in battle at 42 on this day in history.   

1474  On this day in history guillaume Dufay, French/Flemish composer, dies at about 74