Historical Events In October - 27
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
0312 Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.
0625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope on October - 27.
0710 On this day in history saracen invasion of Sardinia.
0925 On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies
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 On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies
1439 On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42
1449 On October - 27 ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56
1485 On October - 27 rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies
1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain on this day in history.
1505 On October - 27 ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies
1523 On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France
1542 On this day in history abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
1553 On this day in history condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.
1553 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy on this day in history.
1580 John Bonga, beggar, dies on October - 27.
1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on this day in history.
1605 Akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542) on October - 27.
1627 On October - 27 english assault on French Il de Ré
1644 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies on October - 27.
1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland on October - 27.
1651 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on this day in history.
1652 On October - 27 henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies
1659 Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on October - 27.
1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.
1676 On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1682 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on October - 27.
1688 On October - 27 king James II fires premier Robert Spencer
1702 On this day in history english troops plunder St Augustine Florida
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 On October - 27 james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands