Famous Deaths In October - 27

1919  On this day in history john Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies   

1925  On October - 27 wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80   

1933  On October - 27 julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74   

1935  Death of E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1938  Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1940  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1942  On October - 27 death of helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925)   

1943  Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64 on October - 27.   

1944  Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on October - 27.   

1949  Death of Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) on October - 27.   

1953  Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on October - 27.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on October - 27.   

1955  On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

1958  On October - 27 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

1962  On this day in history enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 on October - 27.   

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on October - 27.   

1966  On October - 27 nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies   

1968  On October - 27 lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on October - 27.   

1972  Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65 on this day in history.   

1973  On October - 27 allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64   

1975  On October - 27 rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88   

1977  James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1980  Steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31 on October - 27.   

1981  On October - 27 john Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94   

1987  Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies on this day in history.   

1988  Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73 on October - 27.   

1990  On this day in history elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80   

1991  Andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 27 robert White, guitarist, dies at 57   

1995  Mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48 on October - 27.   

1996  Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.   

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  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.