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

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.  

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

1744  On this day in history 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  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  

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

1800  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878  

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 this day in history.  

1817  On October - 27 birth of antoni Katski, composer  

1828  On this day in history birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900  

1829  On October - 27 birth of christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)  

1838  On this day in history birth of john Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)  

1842  On this day in history 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  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  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 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  On October - 27 birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira  

1892  On October - 27 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 October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

1271  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.  

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.