This day in History - September 27

418 Historic Events for September 27
1700 Death Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85
1722 Birth Samuel Adams, revolutionary rabble rouser/(Lt Gov-Mass, 1789-94)
1729 Birth Michael Dennis, jesuit/author
1772 Birth S…ndor Kisfaludy, Hungary, poet/Austrian army (1793-1801)
1776 Birth Maria E J Versfelt, actress/mistress (General Moreau and Marshal Ney)
1777 Event English General William Howe occupies Philadelphia
1777 Event Battle of Germantown; Washington defeated by British [NS=Oct 6]
1779 Event John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Britain
1783 Birth Agust¡n I de Iturbide, emperor of Mexico (1822-23)
1784 Death Boniface Stoecki, composer, dies at 38
1786 Birth Jose Mariano Elizaga, composer
1787 Event Constitution submitted to states for ratification
1792 Birth George Cruikshank, London, caricaturist (Oliver Twist)
1794 Event French troops conquer CrŠvecoeur
1803 Birth Samuel Francis DuPont, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1865
1808 Death Gaetano B Vestris, ballerina, dies at 79
1809 Birth Raphael Semmes, Rear Admiral (Confederate Navy), died in 1877
1817 Birth Hiram R Revels, Fayetteville NC, 1st black US senator
1821 Event Mexican Empire declares its independence
1821 Event Revolutionary forces occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw
1821 Death Luis (Philippus) Brion, Cura‡aos admiral/supreme commander, dies at 39
1821 Birth Henri-Fr‚d‚ric Amiel, Swiss/French writer (Grains de Mil)
1824 Birth William Nelson, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1862
1825 Event Railroad transportation is born with 1st track (Stockton-Darlington)
1830 Event Dutch army leaves Brussels, after 100s killed