Famous Birthdays In October - 27

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  On this day in history birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)  

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands  

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer  

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)  

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  On October - 27 birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer  

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1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on October - 27.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1814  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on October - 27.  

1817  On this day in history birth of antoni Katski, composer  

1828  On this day in history 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 October - 27.  

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 October - 27.  

1858  Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on this day in history.  

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

1872  On this day in history birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)  

1873  On this day in history birth of henry Tate, composer  

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  On October - 27 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)  

1889  On this day in history birth of enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit)  

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

1892  Victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) was born on October - 27.  

1893  On this day in history birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)  

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0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies  

0939  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

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

1312  On October - 27 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 this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42