Historical Events In October - 27

1931  David Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host on October - 27.   

1932  Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris France, actor (Trout) on this day in history.   

1933  Floyd Cramer, La, cowboy singer (Last Date, On the Rebound) on October - 27.   

1933  Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74 on October - 27.   

1934  David Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1935  SDAP & NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands on this day in history.   

1937  On October - 27 lara Parker, American actress   

1938  The DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn "nylon." on this day in history.   

1938  DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" on this day in history.   

1938  Maurice Hinchey, (Rep-D-New York) on October - 27.   

1938  Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57 on October - 27.   

1938  The DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn: "nylon." on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history the birth of John Cleese, British actor and writer   

1939  On October - 27 john Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python)   

1940  Anthea Joseph, music producer on October - 27.   

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

1941  On October - 27 an editorial in the Chicago Daily Tribune downplays the possibility of a US war with Japan, stating "Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective power of her fleet."   

1941  Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan on October - 27.   

1942  5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance on October - 27.   

1943  On October - 27 bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

1944  On this day in history antwerp port is taken by the Allies.   

1944  Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on this day in history.   

1944  On October - 27 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

1945  On this day in history "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances   

1946  Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%) on this day in history.   

1947  On October - 27 "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

1947  On October - 27 groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.)   

1947  "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio on this day in history.   

1948  Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev on this day in history.   

1948  On October - 27 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

1950  Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres on October - 27.   

1952  On this day in history "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs   

1953  On October - 27 zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71   

1954  On this day in history b O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF   

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1156  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.   

1739  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

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.   

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  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on October - 27.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.