July 27 in History
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Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism was born in 774, while Abdallah II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir died in 903.
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Born on July 27
- 774 — Kūkai, Japanese Buddhist monk, founder of Esoteric (Shingon) Buddhism (died 835)
- 1452 — Ludovico Sforza, Italian son of Francesco I Sforza (died 1508)
- 1452 — Lucrezia Crivelli, mistress of Ludovico Sforza (died 1508)
Died on July 27
- 903 — Abdallah II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir
- 959 — Chai Rong, emperor of Later Zhou
- 1144 — Salomea of Berg, High Duchess consort of Poland
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for July 27
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