Famous Birthdays In October - 27

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

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  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.  

1744  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)  

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer  

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.  

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  

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1782  On this day in history 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  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  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1817  On October - 27 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 October - 27.  

1838  John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

1842  On this day in history birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)  

1844  On October - 27 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  On October - 27 birth of theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906)  

1865  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1892  On October - 27 birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)  

1893  On this day in history 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  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.  

1312  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)  

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

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies  

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