Famous Birthdays In October - 27

1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)  

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 this day in history.  

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer  

1744  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)  

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer  

1760  On this day in history 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  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on October - 27.  

1782  On this day in history birth of niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)  

1800  Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on October - 27.  

1809  Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on this day in history.  

1811  On this day in history birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)  

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

1814  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1817  Antoni Katski, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history birth of klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908)  

1854  Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on October - 27.  

1858  Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on October - 27.  

1865  On this day in history birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)  

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

1873  On October - 27 birth of henry Tate, composer  

1876  On this day in history birth of jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train)  

1877  George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943) was born on October - 27.  

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

1889  On October - 27 birth of enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit)  

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

1892  Victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) was born on October - 27.  

1893  Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born on October - 27.  

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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  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  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies  

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.  

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42