Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on October - 27.   

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

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

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

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on this day in history.   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42   

1449  Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on October - 27.   

1485  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on October - 27.   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.   

1505  Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on October - 27.   

1523  On October - 27 english troops occupy Montalidier France   

1542  On October - 27 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 this day in history.   

1553  Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on this day in history.   

1580  John Bonga, beggar, dies on October - 27.   

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on this day in history.   

1605  Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.   

1627  On October - 27 english assault on French Il de Ré   

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

1651  English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on October - 27.   

1651  On this day in history jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies   

1652  Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on October - 27.   

1659  On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged   

1662  On October - 27 england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres   

1676  Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on October - 27.   

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.   

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.   

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

1725  Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1728  The birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand on this day in history.   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.   

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

1401  On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.   

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

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

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

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

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

1312  On October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  On October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)   

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

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.   

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42