This Day In European History

27th October

Events
1644: The Second Battle of Newbury; Parliamentarians fail to capture a smaller Royalist force which includes the King, leading to the 'New Model Army' reforms.
1662: France buys Dunkirk from England for two and a half million livres.
1901: The first use of a 'getaway car' in crime, occurs in Paris.

Births
1727: Hester Chapone, English writer.
1728: James Cook, British explorer.
1736: James Macpherson, Scottish poet.
1782: Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist.
1914: Dylan Thomas, British poet.

Deaths
939: Athelstan, Saxon king, first king of England.
1553: Michael Servetus, Spanish theologian.

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