Events on 27 May 43
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Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
Year 1799
War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.
Year 1860
Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
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Birthdays on 27 May 228
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Emperor Dezong of Tang
b. 742 – d. 805
Emperor Dezong of Tang (d. 805)
Ibn Khaldun
b. 1332 – d. 1406
Ibn Khaldun, Tunisian historian and theologian (d. 1406)
Zhu Quan
b. 1378 – d. 1448
Zhu Quan, Chinese military commander, historian and playwright (d. 1448)
Girolamo Mei
b. 1519 – d. 1594
Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (d. 1594)
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
b. 1537 – d. 1604
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (d. 1604)
Caspar Schoppe
b. 1576 – d. 1649
Caspar Schoppe, German author and scholar (d. 1649)
Michael Altenburg
b. 1584 – d. 1640
Michael Altenburg, German theologian and composer (d. 1640)
Antoine Daniel
b. 1601 – d. 1648
Antoine Daniel, French missionary and saint (b. 1601)
William II, Prince of Orange
b. 1626 – d. 1650
William II, Prince of Orange (d. 1650)
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier
b. 1627 – d. 1693
Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier (d. 1693)
Louis Antoine de Noailles
b. 1651 – d. 1729
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine
b. 1652 – d. 1722
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (d. 1722)
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Procopius (usurper)
d. 366 (b. 325)
Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 325)
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Murong Bao
d. 398 (b. 355)
Murong Bao, emperor of the Xianbei state Later Yan (b. 355)
Eutropius of Orange
d. 475
Eutropius, bishop of Orange
Ordoño I of Asturias
d. 866 (b. 831)
Ordoño I of Asturias (b. 831)
Simeon I of Bulgaria
d. 927 (b. 864)
Simeon I of Bulgaria (b. 864)
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Dirk III, Count of Holland
d. 1039 (b. 981)
Dirk III, Count of Holland (b. 981)
Bruno of Würzburg
d. 1045
Bruno of Würzburg, imperial chancellor of Italy (b. c. 1005)
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Godfrey van Rhenen
d. 1178
Godfrey van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht
William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey
d. 1240 (b. 1166)
William de Warenne, 5th Earl of Surrey (b. 1166)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
d. 1444 (b. 1404)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (b. 1404)
Ludovico Sforza
d. 1508 (b. 1452)
Ludovico Sforza, Italian son of Francesco I Sforza (d. 1508)
Lucrezia Crivelli
d. 1508 (b. 1452)
Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza (d. 1508)