On March 27, history records 41 notable events, 263 famous births and 130 deaths, spanning the years 1309 to 1836.
Events on this day include: Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on F... (1309); Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical. (1329).
Notable people born on March 27 include Jerome (347), Robert II of France (972), Pope Martin IV (1220).
Notable figures who died on this day include Rupert of Salzburg (710), Haymo of Halberstadt (853), Du Xiao (913).
Events on 27 March 41
See all →Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.
Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real.
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican army massacres 342 Texas POWs at Goliad, Texas.
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Birthdays on 27 March 263
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Deaths on 27 March 130
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