1_27 Events in History.

427 Historic Events for January 27

98 Marius Cocceius Nerva, emperor of Rome (96-98), dies at about 67 Death
672 St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope Event
672 Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies Death
847 Sergius II ends his reign as Catholic Pope Event
847 Sergius II, pope (844-47), dies Death
1164 Abraham ibn Ezra, poet/philosopher, dies Death
1302 Dante becomes a Florentine political exile Event
1538 States of Gelderland accepts Willem van Kleef as viceroy Event
1540 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies Death
1546 Joachim III Frederick, elector (Brandenburg) Birth

1556 Willem of Orange becomes knight of Guilder Flies Event
1556 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) Birth
1565 Robrecht de Berghes, prince-bishop of Liege (1557-64), dies Death
1592 Pierre de La Barre, composer Birth
1593 Vatican opens 7 year trial against scholar Giordano Bruno Event
1612 Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77 Death
1625 Adriaen Valerius, notary/Neth Gedenck-clanck, dies at about 49 Death
1629 Hieronymus Praetorius, composer, dies at 68 Death
1662 1st American lime kiln begins operation (Providence RI) Event
1662 Richard Bentley, Oulton, scholar/controversialist Birth
1669 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter, dies at 87 Death
1671 Pirate Henry Morgen lands at Panama City Event
1679 Jean-Fran‡ois de Troy, French painter Birth
1699 William Temple, statesman, dies Death
1701 Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop) Birth