Historical Events In October - 27

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

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

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  Edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England on October - 27.   

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

1275  Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1485  On October - 27 rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies   

1492  On October - 27 christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain   

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

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

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

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

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  English assault on French Il de Ré on this day in history.   

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

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.   

1652  On October - 27 henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

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

1662  On this day in history 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  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on October - 27.   

1725  On October - 27 jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71   

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

1728  On this day in history james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.   

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  On this day in history 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 October - 27.   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

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

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

1312  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

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

1331  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

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