Historical Events In October - 27

1954  Walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction on this day in history.   

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

1955  Argentine peso devalued on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 27 clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

1957  On October - 27 celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey   

1958  On October - 27 gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan   

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1959  Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico on October - 27.   

1960  On this day in history aL admits LA & Washington to the league   

1961  American Basketball League starts play on October - 27.   

1961  Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on October - 27.   

1961  The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on October - 27.   

1961  1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.   

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on October - 27.   

1962  On October - 27 enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1963  Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba on this day in history.   

1964  On October - 27 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs   

1964  On this day in history sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

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

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on October - 27.   

1967  On this day in history 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records   

1967  Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

1969  On October - 27 ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders   

1969  On this day in history st Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain   

1969  On this day in history jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

1971  Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re on this day in history.   

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on October - 27.   

1972  On this day in history golden Gate National Recreation Area created   

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  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on October - 27.   

1977  On October - 27 james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on October - 27.   

1327  On this day in history death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)   

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

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

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