Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.   

0625  Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.   

0710  On October - 27 saracen invasion of Sardinia.   

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On this day in history edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England.   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.   

1275  On October - 27 traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1449  On October - 27 ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56   

1485  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on this day in history.   

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain   

1505  On this day in history ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies   

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on October - 27.   

1542  On this day in history abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies   

1553  Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva on October - 27.   

1553  On October - 27 michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy   

1580  John Bonga, beggar, dies on this day in history.   

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.   

1605  On this day in history akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

1627  On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré   

1644  On this day in history 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies   

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

1659  On October - 27 marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged   

1662  England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.   

1676  On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw   

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on October - 27.   

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on this day in history.   

1702  On this day in history english troops plunder St Augustine Florida   

1725  On this day in history jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71   

1728  On October - 27 the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand   

1728  On October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On this day in history birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on October - 27.   

1327  On this day in history death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on October - 27.