Deaths on November 27

Henry Winstanley

Died on November 27, 1703

Henry Winstanley, English painter and engineer (b. 1644)

Henry Winstanley (31 March 1644 – 27 November 1703) was an English painter, engineer and merchant, who constructed the first Eddystone lighthouse after losing two of his ships on the Eddystone rocks. He died while working on the project during the Great Storm of 1703.

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Events on 1703

4 Feb

Forty-seven Ronin
In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
27 May

Peter the Great
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
27 Nov

Great Storm of 1703
The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.

Deaths on November 27

Henry Winstanley

Died on November 27, 1703

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Events on 1703

Forty-seven Ronin

Peter the Great

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