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1527 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1527
– Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as king of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.
January 5, 1527
– Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
May 6, 1527
– Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo.
May 16, 1527
– The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic.
August 3, 1527
– The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Who Were Born On 1527?
March 21, 1527
– Hermann Finck, German composer (d. 1558)
April 2, 1527
– Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
May 21, 1527
– King Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)
July 13, 1527
– John Dee, English scientist (d. 1609)
July 31, 1527
– Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1576)
October 21, 1527
– Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)