Famous Birthdays In October - 27

1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.   

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

1762  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.   

1775  On this day in history birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer   

1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on this day in history.   

1800  Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on October - 27.   

1809  On October - 27 birth of peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname   

1811  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on October - 27.   

1811  On this day in history birth of stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)   

1814  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on October - 27.   

1817  On October - 27 birth of antoni Katski, composer   

1828  On October - 27 birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1829  Christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 27.   

1838  John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on October - 27.   

1842  Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) was born on this day in history.   

1844  Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1854  Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on October - 27.   

1858  On this day in history birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)   

1865  On this day in history birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)   

1872  Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) was born on October - 27.   

1873  Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.   

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on October - 27.   

1877  On October - 27 birth of george Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)   

1885  On October - 27 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)   

1889  On this day in history birth of enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit)   

1892  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira was born on October - 27.   

1892  On this day in history birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)   

1893  On this day in history birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)   

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0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1327  On October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.   

1430  On this day in history death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42