Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

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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1332  Ibn khaldun: Tunis, arab historian/sociologist (muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo mei: Italian historian   

1576  Caspar schoppe: German scholar   

1595  Benedictus carpzovius: [benedikt carpzov], german lawyer   

1601  Antoine daniel: Jesuit missionary and martyr   

1623  William petty: English scientist and philosopher   

1626  William ii: Prince of orange/stadholder   

1651  Louis-antoine: Cardinal de noailles, french cardinal