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Deaths in History in 1227

  • Mar 18 Honorius III [Cencio Savelli], Pope (1216-27), dies
  • Jul 23 Qiu Chuji, Chinese Taoist (b. 1148)
  • Jul 27 Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies
  • Aug 1 Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)

Person of interestGenghis Khan

Aug 18 Genghis Khan [Temüjin Borjigin], Mongolian warlord who founded the Mongol Empire, dies at around 65

Great Khan of the Mongol Empire Genghis Khan
Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Genghis Khan


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