Famous Personalities Born In October - 27

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  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

1762  On October - 27 birth of gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs   

1775  On October - 27 birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer   

1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on October - 27.   

1800  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878   

1809  On this day in history birth of peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname   

1811  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on October - 27.   

1811  Stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843) was born on October - 27.   

1814  On this day in history birth of daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891)   

1817  On this day in history birth of antoni Katski, composer   

1828  On October - 27 birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

1829  Christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1838  John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on October - 27.   

1842  On October - 27 birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

1844  On October - 27 birth of klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908)   

1854  On this day in history birth of sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)   

1858  On October - 27 birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)   

1865  Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on October - 27.   

1872  On October - 27 birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)   

1873  On October - 27 birth of henry Tate, composer   

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on this day in history.   

1877  George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

1885  On October - 27 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)   

1889  Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira was born on this day in history.   

1892  On October - 27 birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)   

1893  On October - 27 birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)   

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0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

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

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42