Historical Events In October - 27

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   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1744  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.   

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

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  On this day in history 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  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 27.