Famous Deaths Happened In May - 27

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on this day in history.   

0735  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

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

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

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

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55   

1525  On May - 27 death of thomas Muentzer, German rebel leader   

1541  Death of Margaretha, duchess of Salisbury, beheaded on May - 27.   

1549  On May - 27 death of lijsbeth Dirksdr, Fries antabaptist, drowns   

1564  Jean Caulvin, [John Calvin], priest/church reformer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1569  Francois de Coligny, French general (Jarnac), dies on this day in history.   

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

1580  Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies on May - 27.   

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 May - 27.   

1615  On this day in history death of marguerite de Valois, queen of Henry IV of France (b. 1553)   

1627  Everhardus van Bronchorst, lawyer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1652  Jacques Huyn, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1661  On May - 27 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 this day in history giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer, dies at 63   

1702  Death of Dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. 1628) on May - 27.   

1707  On this day in history death of marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (b. 1640)   

1708  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history johann M Fleischmann, German/Dutch stamp/letter designer, dies   

1781  Death of Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (b. 1716) on this day in history.   

1790  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 on May - 27.   

1797  On May - 27 francois-Noal "Gracchus" Babeuf, French utopian socialist, dies at 36   

1831  On May - 27 death of jedediah Smith, American explorer (b. 1799)   

1840  Niccolo Paganini, composer/violinist, dies at 57 on May - 27.   

1855  Nikolaj A Bestoezjev, Russ writer/painter (Account of Holland), dies on May - 27.   

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1332  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

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 this day in history.   

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