Famous Personalities Born In October - 27
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1156 Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.
1401 On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)
1466 Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history birth of gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs
1775 On October - 27 birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer
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 October - 27.
1811 On October - 27 birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)
1811 Stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1842 Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) was born on October - 27.
1844 On this day in history birth of klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908)
1854 On October - 27 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 Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) was born on October - 27.
1873 On this day in history birth of henry Tate, composer
1876 On October - 27 birth of jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train)
1877 On October - 27 birth of george Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)
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 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.