This Day In European History
27th April
Events1296: The Battle of Dunbar; England defeats Scotland.
1509: The entirety of Venice is excommunicated by Pope Julius II.
1667: Samuel Simmons buys the copyright to Paradise Lost from John Milton...for £5.
1682: Peter the Great is declared Tsar of Russia, but there is opposition from the old Tsar's first wife and her supporters.
1789: Start of the two-day riot in Paris caused when wallpaper manufacturer Reveillon is believed to have threatened a wage cut; 5000 workers are involved and 300 are killed.
1908: Salzburg holds The First International Congress of Psychoanalysis.
Births
1530: Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet.
1840: Edward Whymper, English mountaineer.
Deaths
1521: Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, murdered while on global circumnavigation.
