Historical Events In October - 27

0312  Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross on this day in history.   

0625  On this day in history honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

0939  On this day in history edmund I succeeds Athelstan as King of England.   

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 this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

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

1449  Ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56 on October - 27.   

1485  On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies   

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 this day in history abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies   

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

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

1580  On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies   

1605  Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk on October - 27.   

1605  On this day in history akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

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  On this day in history english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies on October - 27.   

1652  On this day in history henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies   

1659  On this day in history marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged   

1662  On this day in history england sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres   

1676  On this day in history poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw   

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  On this day in history the birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand   

1728  On this day in history james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.   

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

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

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on October - 27.   

1312  On October - 27 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 October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.   

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42