Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

0366  On this day in history death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  On May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

1444  On May - 27 death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1525  Death of Thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader on May - 27.   

1541  Death of Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on May - 27.   

1549  Death of Lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns on this day in history.   

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

1569  On this day in history francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies   

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

1580  On May - 27 jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1615  On this day in history death of marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553)   

1627  Everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1638  On this day in history nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71   

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on May - 27.   

1661  On May - 27 death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53   

1675  On this day in history death of gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613)   

1690  Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1702  Death of Dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628) on May - 27.   

1707  Death of Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640) on May - 27.   

1708  On this day in history jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  On May - 27 johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies   

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

1790  On May - 27 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  Francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1831  On this day in history death of jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)   

1840  On this day in history niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57   

1855  On May - 27 nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

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1332  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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

1601  On May - 27 birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

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 May - 27.