Famous Deaths In May - 27

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on this day in history.   

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

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on this day in history.   

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  On May - 27 death of margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded   

1549  Death of Lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns on May - 27.   

1564  On this day in history jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54   

1569  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on May - 27.   

1576  On this day in history death of louis de Boisot, Dutch admiral, drowns at about 44   

1580  On this day in history jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies   

1596  Tibaldi II, Italian painter/sculptor/architect, dies on May - 27.   

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  On this day in history everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73   

1638  Nicolas Forme, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1652  On this day in history jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39   

1661  On this day in history death of archibald Campbell, Scottish politician, beheaded at about 53   

1675  Death of Gaspard Dughet, French painter (b. 1613) on this day in history.   

1690  On May - 27 giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1702  Death of Dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628) on this day in history.   

1707  Death of Marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640) on this day in history.   

1708  On May - 27 jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51   

1768  Johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies on this day in history.   

1781  On May - 27 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  On this day in history francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1831  Death of Jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799) on May - 27.   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies   

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1332  On this day in history birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on May - 27.   

1601  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.