Famous Birthdays In October - 27
Friday, 22 September 2023
1156 On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)
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 this day in history.
1739 On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer
1744 Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.
1746 Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.
1760 August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.
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
1782 Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on October - 27.
1800 Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.
1809 Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on October - 27.
1811 On October - 27 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 On this day in history birth of daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891)
1817 Antoni Katski, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1829 On this day in history 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 Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) was born on this day in history.
1844 Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on October - 27.
1854 On this day in history birth of sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)
1872 On this day in history birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)
1873 Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.
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 this day in history.
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 October - 27.
1892 On this day in history birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)
1893 Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born on this day in history.