This Day In European History

27th September

Events
1529: The army of Sulieman I the Magnificent arrives and besieges Vienna, but their slow progress through flooded regions of Hungary has allowed a strong garrison to gather.
1540: The Papacy approves the creation of the Jesuits.
1825: The world's first public train service begins, between Stockton and Darlington in England.
1888: First use of the name 'Jack the Ripper'.
1922: King Constantine I of Greece abdicates.

Births
1601: King Louis XIII, the Just, of France.
1657: Sofia Alekseyevna, Russian regent.
1918: Martin Ryle, British astronomer.

Deaths
1615: Lady Arabella Stuart, English royal pretender.
1660: Vincent de Paul, French preacher.
1730: Laurence Eusden, English poet laureate.

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