Historical Events In December - 27
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
0418 [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0418 Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies on this day in history.
0537 St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated on this day in history.
0975 Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies on this day in history.
1065 On this day in history ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castile, dies
1381 On this day in history edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician
1437 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia on this day in history.
1503 On December - 27 battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G Cordoba beats France
1512 On this day in history the Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World.
1521 On December - 27 "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg
1555 On December - 27 johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist
1571 The birth of Johannes Kepler, German astronomer who stated that planets circle the Sun on this day in history.
1590 Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33 on December - 27.
1595 Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63 on December - 27.
1603 Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68 on December - 27.
1610 On this day in history paris France, Hélène Boulle de Champlain, age 12, signs marriage contract with 40 year old Samuel de Champlain; daughter of a wealthy secretary to Louis XIII
1631 On December - 27 john Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
1641 On December - 27 francois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69
1645 Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized on this day in history.
1654 Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician on this day in history.
1657 The Flushing Remonstrance is signed on this day in history.
1679 On this day in history dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
1703 England & Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement on this day in history.
1709 Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague) on December - 27.
1721 Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher on this day in history.
1741 On this day in history prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1748 William Marshall, composer on this day in history.
1752 On this day in history johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer
1755 On this day in history antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)
1761 On this day in history michael A Barclay de Tolly, Scot/Russ minister of War
1773 George Cayley, England, found science of aerodynamics on December - 27.
1800 On December - 27 john Goss, composer
1801 On December - 27 guillaume L Baud, Dutch minister of Colonies (1848-49)
1802 On December - 27 thomas Fearnley, Norway, landscape painter