Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on October - 27.   

0625  On October - 27 honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0710  On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.   

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  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

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

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

1485  Rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies on this day in history.   

1492  Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on October - 27.   

1505  On October - 27 ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies   

1523  English troops occupy Montalidier France on this day in history.   

1542  On October - 27 abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies   

1553  On October - 27 condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.   

1553  On this day in history michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy   

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies   

1605  On this day in history spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk   

1605  On October - 27 akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

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 October - 27.   

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  On October - 27 jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies   

1652  Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on October - 27.   

1659  Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded.   

1688  On October - 27 king James II fires premier Robert Spencer   

1702  English troops plunder St Augustine Florida on this day in history.   

1725  On this day in history 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  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands on this day in history.   

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1156  On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

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 October - 27.   

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

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

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

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

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

1327  On October - 27 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  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

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