Historical Events In January - 27
Friday, 17 January 2025
0098 Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva on this day in history.
0098 Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 on this day in history.
0661 On January - 27 rashidun Caliphate ended with death of Ali.
0672 St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope on January - 27.
0672 Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies on January - 27.
0847 Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.
0847 Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies on January - 27.
1142 On January - 27 wrongful execution of noted Song Dynasty General Yue Fei.
1164 On this day in history abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies
1186 Henry VI, the son and heir of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, weds Constance of Sicily on January - 27.
1302 On January - 27 dante becomes a Florentine political exile
1343 On January - 27 pope Clement VI issues the Bull Unigenitus.
1538 States of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy on this day in history.
1540 On January - 27 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies
1546 On this day in history joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg)
1556 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies on January - 27.
1556 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) on this day in history.
1565 On this day in history robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies
1592 Pierre de La Barre, composer on January - 27.
1593 Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno on January - 27.
1612 On this day in history maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77
1625 On this day in history adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49
1629 Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1638 On this day in history gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses, Spanish novelist
1662 On this day in history first American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)
1662 On this day in history 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI)
1662 On this day in history richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist
1669 On this day in history gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87
1671 On this day in history pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City
1679 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter on this day in history.
1695 On this day in history mustafa II becomes the Ottoman sultan in Istanbul on the death of Ahmed II. Mustafa rules until his death in 1703.
1699 William Temple, statesman, dies on January - 27.
1701 On January - 27 johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)
1710 On this day in history czar Peter the Great sets first Russian state budget
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