Historical Events In October - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
0312 On October - 27 constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
0625 On this day in history honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
0710 Saracen invasion of Sardinia on October - 27.
0925 Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.
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 On this day in history traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.
1331 On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies
1439 On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42
1449 On this day in history ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56
1485 Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on October - 27.
1492 On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain
1505 On October - 27 ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies
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 On this day in history michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy
1580 On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on this day in history.
1605 On this day in history akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)
1627 English assault on French Il de Ré on October - 27.
1644 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on this day in history.
1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on this day in history.
1651 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.
1652 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on this day in history.
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 Poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw on October - 27.
1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.
1688 On this day in history king James II fires premier Robert Spencer
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 October - 27.
1728 On October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands