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  On October - 27 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  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  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  

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 this day in history.  

1809  Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on October - 27.  

1811  On October - 27 birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)  

1811  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1844  Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on October - 27.  

1854  On this day in history birth of sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)  

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

1865  On this day in history 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  Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.  

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on October - 27.  

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 October - 27.  

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

1893  Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1271  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

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