Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 27

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

1925  Wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1933  Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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 October - 27.   

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

1942  On this day in history death of helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925)   

1943  On October - 27 bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

1944  On October - 27 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

1949  On October - 27 death of marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)   

1953  Zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on October - 27.   

1955  On this day in history 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  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58 on October - 27.   

1964  On October - 27 sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

1965  On this day in history french Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21   

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on this day in history.   

1968  On October - 27 lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

1969  On this day in history jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

1972  Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  On October - 27 james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

1980  On this day in history steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31   

1981  John Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94 on October - 27.   

1987  On this day in history vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies   

1988  On this day in history charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73   

1990  On October - 27 elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80   

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

1992  Roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies on October - 27.   

1994  On October - 27 robert White, guitarist, dies at 57   

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

1996  On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84   

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

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.   

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

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

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal