400 Historic Events for August 27
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| 1208 |
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Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies
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| 1232 |
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Kioto Staatsraad accept Joei Legislation
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| 1471 |
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George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia
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| 1521 |
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Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies
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| 1522 |
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Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75
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| 1545 |
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Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat
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| 1549 |
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Battle at Dussindale: John Dudley destroys English boer army
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| 1562 |
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Hans Leo Hassler, composer
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| 1569 |
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Pope Pius names Cosimo I de' Medici, grand duke of Toscane
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| 1576 |
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Titian, [Tiziano Vecelli], Italian painter, dies of plague
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| 1583 |
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Simon Besler, composer
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| 1585 |
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Duke van Parma's troops occupy Antwerp
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| 1590 |
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Sixtus V, [Felice Peretti/"Montalto"], Pope (1585-90), dies at 68
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| 1601 |
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Olivier van Noort completes 1st Dutch exploration of new world
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| 1608 |
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Hendrik van Kinschot, [Henricus Kinschotus], lawyer, dies at 66
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| 1610 |
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Polish King Wladyslaw crowned king of Russia
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| 1611 |
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Tom s L de Victoria, Spanish composer/singer/organist, dies
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| 1619 |
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Monarch Frederik van Palts chosen king of Bohemia
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| 1626 |
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Battle at Lutter: Catholic League beats Danish king Christian IV
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| 1628 |
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Java sultan Agung van Mataram attacks Batavia
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| 1630 |
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Maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter
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| 1634 |
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Battle of Nordingen-Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar, loses Duchy of Francomia
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| 1635 |
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Lope Felix de Vega, playwright/poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72
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| 1650 |
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Johann Samuel Welter, composer
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| 1651 |
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Jacob A Backer, painter, dies at about 43
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