This day in History - December 27

319 Historic Events for December 27
418 Event [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
418 Death Zosimus, Greek Pope (417-8), dies
537 Event St Sofia-church in Constantinople, initiated
975 Death Balderik, bishop of Utrecht (918-75), dies
1065 Death Ferdinand I, the Great, king of Castili‰, dies
1437 Event Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
1503 Event Battle at Garigliano] Spanish army under G C¢rdoba beats France
1521 Event "Zwickauer profeten" appear in Wittenberg
1555 Birth Johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist
1571 Birth Johann Kepler, Wrttemberg Germany, astronomer (elliptical orbits)
1590 Death Emmanuel-Philibert of Lalaing, marquis of Renty, dies at 33
1595 Death Pietro Pontio, composer, dies at 63
1603 Death Thomas Cartwright, English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about 68
1631 Death John Pijnas, Dutch painter, buried at about 47
1641 Death Fran‡ois van d'Aerssen, ruler of Sommelsdijk/diplomat, dies at 69
1645 Birth Giovanni Adb Viscardi, Swiss architect, baptized
1654 Birth Jean/Jacobus Bernouilli, Swiss mathematician
1679 Event Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
1703 Event England and Portugal sign Methuen-Asiento-trade agreement
1709 Birth Pieter de Swart, Dutch architect (Royal Palace, Hague)
1721 Birth Franciscus "French" Hemsterhuis, Frisian philosopher
1741 Event Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia
1748 Birth William Marshall, composer
1752 Birth Johann Georg Anton Mederitsch-Gallus, composer
1755 Birth Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)