Famous Birthdays In October - 27

1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.  

1401  On this day in history birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)  

1466  On this day in history 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  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.  

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.  

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.  

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  On this day in history birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer  

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1782  On October - 27 birth of niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)  

1800  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878  

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 October - 27.  

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 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 October - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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  Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.  

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on this day in history.  

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  Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit) was born on October - 27.  

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

1892  On this day in history birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)  

1893  On October - 27 birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)  

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0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.  

0939  On October - 27 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 October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)  

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.  

1430  On this day in history death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)  

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.