Famous Deaths In October - 27

1919  John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies on this day in history.   

1925  On October - 27 wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80   

1933  On this day in history julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74   

1935  Death of E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1938  Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1940  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1942  On October - 27 death of helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925)   

1943  Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64 on October - 27.   

1944  Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1949  Death of Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1953  Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on October - 27.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 27 clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1964  On this day in history sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on October - 27.   

1966  On this day in history nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies   

1968  Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on October - 27.   

1972  On October - 27 lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65   

1973  Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on October - 27.   

1977  On this day in history james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

1980  Steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31 on October - 27.   

1981  John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94 on this day in history.   

1987  Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies on October - 27.   

1988  On October - 27 charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73   

1990  On this day in history elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80   

1991  On October - 27 andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies   

1992  On October - 27 roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies   

1994  Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48   

1996  On October - 27 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84   

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1156  On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

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

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.