Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

1039  On this day in history dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.   

1525  On May - 27 death of thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader   

1541  On this day in history death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

1549  On this day in history death of lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns   

1564  Jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1569  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on this day in history.   

1576  On May - 27 death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44   

1580  Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies on May - 27.   

1596  On this day in history tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies   

1610  Death of François Ravaillac, French assassin of Henry IV of France (b. 1578) on May - 27.   

1615  On May - 27 death of marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553)   

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

1638  On May - 27 nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71   

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

1661  On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53   

1675  On May - 27 death of gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613)   

1690  On May - 27 giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1702  On this day in history death of dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628)   

1707  On May - 27 death of marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)   

1708  On May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history death of giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716)   

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  On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1831  On May - 27 death of jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)   

1840  On May - 27 niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on this day in history.   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on May - 27.   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

1623  On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.