Famous Birthdays In October - 27

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  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 this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

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 October - 27.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)   

1811  On October - 27 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 October - 27.   

1828  Jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

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  Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on October - 27.   

1858  On October - 27 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 this day in history birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)   

1873  On October - 27 birth of henry Tate, composer   

1876  On October - 27 birth of jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train)   

1877  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1892  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira was born on October - 27.   

1892  On October - 27 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  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 October - 27.   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on October - 27.   

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

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42