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 this day in history.  

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)  

1728  On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

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  On this day in history birth of gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs  

1775  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on October - 27.  

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

1800  On October - 27 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  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on this day in history.  

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

1814  On October - 27 birth of daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891)  

1817  Antoni Katski, composer was born on October - 27.  

1828  Jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.  

1829  Christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 27.  

1838  On October - 27 birth of john Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)  

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 this day in history.  

1858  On October - 27 birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)  

1865  Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.  

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

1873  Henry Tate, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

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

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.  

1327  On this day in history death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.  

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.  

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on October - 27.