[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Nov 27

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1127 - Emperor Xiaozong of China (d. 1194)
1576 - Shimazu Tadatsune, Ruler of Satsuma (d. 1638)
1582 - Pierre Dupuy, French scholar (d. 1651)

Deaths:
511 - Clovis I, King of the Franks
835 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Shia Imam (b. 811)
1198 - Queen Constance of Sicily, wife of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b.
1154)
1474 - Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer
1570 - Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1486)
1592 - Nakagawa Hidemasa, Japanese samurai commander (b. 1568)
1592 - King John III of Sweden (b. 1537)

Other Events:
399 - St. Anastius I becomes Pope.
1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
1295 - Lancashire Day - On this day in 1295 the first elected
representatives from Lancashire were called to Westminster by King Edward I
to attend what later became known as "The Model Parliament".