Events & Holidays In October - 27

Independence Day (St. Vincent & the   Grenadines)

National Flag Day (Greece)

Navy Day (United States of America)

Three-Z Day (Zaire (Democratic Congo))

Naming Day (Zaire (Democratic Congo))

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 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 this day in history.  

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.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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