On This Day in History for December 27
Events in History
- 418 [Etalius] begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 537 Hagia Sophia inaugurated by the Emperor Justinian I as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral
- 795 Leo III begins his reign as Pope after his election the previous day
- 1437 Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Bohemia
- 1512 Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World
- 1521 The "Zwickau Prophets" appear in Wittenberg
- 1657 "Flushing Remonstrance" petition signed in the Dutch colony of New Netherland, protesting the ban on Quaker worship
- 1679 Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java
- More Events in History
Johannes Kepler
Louis Pasteur
Mackenzie Bowell
Cyrus Eaton
Elizabeth SmartWeddings in History
- 1925 Inventor George Gallup (24) weds Ophelia Smith Miller
More Weddings in History
Stephen F. Austin
Gustave Eiffel
Lester B. Pearson
Benazir Bhutto
Norman SchwarzkopfDecember in History
Darwin Discovers The Secrets of Life
Charles Darwin set out on a voyage of discovery on this day. What he discovered was later to stun the scientific world – and outrage the Church.
December 27, 1831
Flushing Remonstrance
An official copy of the original remonstrance
December 27, 1657
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey
December 27, 537 AD
Oh Tragedy! What Could Be Worse? – McGonagall’s Verse!
Suffering a tragedy such as happened on this day was bad enough: what made it worse was having self-declared poet William McGonagall compose a rhyme about it.
December 28, 1879