Historical Events In October - 27

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

0625  On October - 27 honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope   

0710  Saracen invasion of Sardinia on this day in history.   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

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

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

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 October - 27.   

1449  On October - 27 ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56   

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

1492  On this day in history christopher Columbus discovers Cuba & claims it for Spain   

1505  Ivan III de Great, Russian tsar (1462-1505), dies on October - 27.   

1523  On this day in history english troops occupy Montalidier France   

1542  On October - 27 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  On this day in history michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy   

1580  On October - 27 john Bonga, beggar, dies   

1605  On October - 27 spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk   

1605  On October - 27 akbar, Jellaladin Mahommed, Mughal Emperor (born 1542)   

1627  On this day in history english assault on French Il de Ré   

1644  On October - 27 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies   

1651  On October - 27 english troops occupy Limerick Ireland   

1651  On this day in history jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer/poet/mayor of Hoorn, dies   

1652  Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies on this day in history.   

1659  Marmaduke Stevenson, Quaker in Boston, hanged on this day in history.   

1662  England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres on this day in history.   

1676  On October - 27 poland & Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw   

1682  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is founded on this day in history.   

1688  King James II fires premier Robert Spencer on October - 27.   

1702  On October - 27 english troops plunder St Augustine Florida   

1725  Jacob Hop, politician/diplomat, dies at 71 on October - 27.   

1728  The birth of Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand on this day in history.   

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

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1156  On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

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

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

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  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

1312  On October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  On this day in history 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  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.