[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History Sept 27

[Steve Rourke]

Births:
1275 - John II of Brabant (d. 1312)
1389 - Cosimo de Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)

Deaths:
1249 - Count Raymond VII of Toulouse (b. 1197)
1304 - John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English soldier
1404 - William of Wykeham, English bishop (b. 1320)
1557 - Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)
1590 - Pope Urban VII (b. 1521)

Other Events:
489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona, and is defeated
again.
1331 - the Battle of Plowce between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic
Order took place.
1540 - The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope
Paul III.
1590 - Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making
his reign the shortest papacy in history.