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Historical Events Happened In October - 27

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

1981 On this day in history andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia

1981 On this day in history john Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94

1982 China announces its population at 1 billion people plus on this day in history.

1982 On this day in history iBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics

1985 Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's on this day in history.

1986 On this day in history paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head"

1987 On this day in history gilbert McNamee sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker

1987 On this day in history south Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution

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

1988 On this day in history "ET" released to home video (14 million presold)

1988 Larry Flynt paid hitman $1M to kill Hefner, Guccione & Sinatra on this day in history.

1988 On this day in history charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73

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 On this day in history roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies

1994 Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 on this day in history.

1995 On this day in history mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48

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

2005 Two teenagers accidentally electrocute themselves in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France, leading to widespread rioting on this day in history.

2006 Last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta Assembly line on this day in history.

2006 The St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series on this day in history.

2011 After an emergency meeting in Brussels, the European Union announced an agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion on this day in history.

2011 The Royal Australian Navy announces that they discovered the wreck of a World War II submarine in Simpson Harbour, Papua New Guinea during Operation RENDER SAFE on this day in history.

2012 On this day in history 46 people are killed and 123 injured in Iraq after a series of attacks and bombs

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Famous Birthdays In October - 27

Famous People Born On This Day In History

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

1401 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands

1739 On this day in history 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 this day in history.

Famous Deaths In October - 27

Famous People Died On This Day In History

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

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

1327 On this day in history 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 Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.

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

1449 On this day in history ulugh Beg, a USSR astronomer, dies at 56

1485 On this day in history rudolph Agricola, [Roelof Huysman], humanist/organist, dies