October 27 in History for Kids

October 27 collects short history notes for families. The years on this page include 1401, 1561, 1682, 1726. Violent events and crimes are left off. Each line is a small true thing to ask about, not a whole lesson. February 29 is included so a leap-day birthday still has a page. Walk with the previous and next links, or open the October hub for the rest of the month.

In 1401, Catherine of Valois was born. Catherine became known as queen consort of England.
In 1561, Mary Sidney was born. Mary became known as english writer, patroness and translator.
In 1682, philadelphia is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
In 1726, j. S. Bach leads the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.

Pair a date with a story in the library or a geography quiz if you want to keep going.