Famous Personalities Born In October - 27
Saturday, 19 April 2025
1156 Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.
1401 On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)
1466 On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)
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 On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)
1746 Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.
1760 On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal
1762 Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.
1775 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on October - 27.
1782 On October - 27 birth of niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)
1800 Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.
1809 On October - 27 birth of peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname
1811 On this day in history birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)
1811 On this day in history birth of stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
1814 Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1817 Antoni Katski, composer was born on October - 27.
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 October - 27.
1838 John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on October - 27.
1842 Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) was born on October - 27.
1844 Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.
1854 On October - 27 birth of sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)
1858 On this day in history birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)
1865 Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.
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 Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born on this day in history.
1889 Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit) was born on October - 27.
1892 On this day in history birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira
1892 Victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) was born on this day in history.
1893 Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born on October - 27.