Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
0366 Procopius: Roman usurper (b. 326) 

0735 Bede: English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) 

0866 Ordono i: King of asturia (850-66), 

0927 Symeon: Czar of bulgaria ( -927) 

1039 Dirk iii hierosolymita: Count of holland, 

1178 Godfried van rhenen: Bishop of utrecht, 

1444 John beaufort: 1st duke of somerset, english military leader (b. 1404) 

1508 Ludovico sforza [il moro]: Italian duke of milan, 

1525 Thomas muentzer: German rebel leader 

1541 Margaretha: Duchess of salisbury, beheaded 

1549 Lijsbeth dirksdr: Fries antabaptist, drowns 

1564 Jean caulvin: [john calvin], priest/church reformer, 

1569 Francois de coligny: French general (jarnac), 

1576 Louis de boisot: Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44 

1580 Jonker barthold entens van mentheda until middelstum: 

1596 Tibaldi ii: Italian painter/sculptor/architect, 

1610 François ravaillac: French assassin of henry iv of france (b. 1578) 

1615 Marguerite de valois: Queen of henry iv of france (b. 1553) 

1627 Everhardus van bronchorst: Lawyer, 

1638 Nicolas forme: Composer, 

1652 Jacques huyn: Composer, 

1661 Archibald campbell: Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53 

1675 Gaspard dughet: French painter (b. 1613) 

1690 Giovanni legrenzi: Italian composer, 

1702 Dominique bouhours: French critic (b. 1628) 

1707 Marquise de montespan: French mistress of louis xiv of france (b. 1640) 

1708 Jacques danican philidor: Composer, 

1768 Johann m fleischmann: German/dutch stamp/letter designer, 

1781 Giovanni battista beccaria: Italian physicist (b. 1716) 

1790 Jeremiah carlton: Laziest man in history, heir to a large fortune at 19 went to bed & stayed there for next 70 yrs, 

1797 Francois-noal "gracchus" babeuf: French utopian socialist, 

1831 Jedediah smith: American explorer (b. 1799) 

1840 Niccolo paganini: Composer/violinist, 

1855 Nikolaj a bestoezjev: Russ writer/painter (account of holland), 

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