Events & Holidays In September - 27

French Community Holiday (Belgium)

St. Vincent de Paul Day (Madagascar)

1275  On this day in history birth of john II of Brabant (d. 1312)   

1384  On this day in history birth of cosimo de Medici, Italian Patron of the Arts   

1600  On this day in history birth of john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, baptised   

1601  On this day in history birth of louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)   

1627  Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1637  On this day in history birth of hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer   

1643  Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman was born on this day in history.   

1657  On this day in history birth of sophia, regent of Russia (1682-89)   

1249  On this day in history death of count Raymond VII of Toulouse (b. 1197)   

1259  On this day in history ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies   

1304  On this day in history death of john de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English soldier   

1404  William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies on this day in history.   

1557  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)   

1566  On this day in history marcus A Vida, [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies   

1590  Urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies on this day in history.   

1612  Piotr Skarga, Polish theology/PM (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76 on this day in history.