Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history 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  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

1762  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.  

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

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1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900  

1829  On October - 27 birth of christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1838  John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)  

1844  On October - 27 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  On this day in history birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)  

1865  On October - 27 birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)  

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

1873  On this day in history birth of henry Tate, composer  

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on October - 27.  

1877  On October - 27 birth of george Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)  

1885  Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born on October - 27.  

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

1892  On October - 27 birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira  

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  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies  

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.  

1271  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)  

1312  On October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)  

1327  On October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)  

1331  On October - 27 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 October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42