433 Historic Events for February 27
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| 274 |
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Constantine I, Great Roman emperor (306-337), adopted Christianity
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| 837 |
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15th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
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| 1167 |
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Robert of Melun, English philosopher/bishop of Hereford, dies
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| 1526 |
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Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
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| 1531 |
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Evangelical German monarchy/towns form Schmalkaldische Union
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| 1539 |
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Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher
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| 1557 |
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1st Russian Embassy opens in London, Russia and US sign trade agreement
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| 1563 |
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William Byrd is appointed organist at Lincoln Cathedral
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| 1594 |
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Henri IV crowned king of France
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| 1622 |
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Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter
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| 1649 |
Birth |
Johann Philipp Krieger, composer
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| 1656 |
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Johan van Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer/writer/interpreter, dies
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| 1665 |
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Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-adm De Ruyter beats English
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| 1667 |
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Abraham Crijnssen conquerors Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname
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| 1670 |
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Jews expelled from Austria by order of Leopold I
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| 1678 |
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Earl of Shaftesbury freed out of London Tower
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| 1696 |
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English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Assn
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| 1700 |
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Pacific Island of New Britain discovered
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| 1702 |
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Johann Valentin Gorner, composer
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| 1706 |
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John Evelyn, diarist, dies
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| 1713 |
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French troops bomb Willemstad Cura‡ao
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| 1731 |
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Angelo Predieri, composer, dies at 76
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| 1733 |
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Johann Adam Birkenstock, composer, dies at 46
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| 1735 |
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John Arbuthnot, physician/mathematician, dies
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| 1745 |
Birth |
Silverius Muller, composer
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