Page 4: Historical Events In October - 27

1914  The birth of Dylan Thomas, Welsh author and poet on October - 27.   

1914  On this day in history british battleship Audacious sunk by mine   

1914  On October - 27 dylan Thomas, Swansea Wales, poet (Child's Christmas in Wales)   

1915  On October - 27 harry Saltzman, St Johns NB Canada, producer (Goldfinger)   

1916  HMS Nubian, a tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Hit by a torpedo from a German destroyer which destroyed the fore part of the ship on October - 27.   

1916  On this day in history the first published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)   

1916  1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) on this day in history.   

1916  On October - 27 bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel)   

1917  On this day in history jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947)   

1918  Major William G. Barker Cdn. (Royal air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France on October - 27.   

1918  Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history axeman of New Orleans claims last victim   

1919  On this day in history john Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies   

1920  League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins   

1920  On October - 27 nanette Fabray, San Diego Calif, actress (Katherine-One Day at a Time)   

1921  On this day in history anestis Logothetis, composer   

1922  On October - 27 the first commemoration of Navy Day   

1922  1st commemoration of Navy Day on October - 27.   

1922  Carlos Andres Perez, president of Venezuela (1974-79/89-94) on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history roy Lichtenstein, NYC, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels)   

1924  The Uzbek SSR forms on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 27 uzbek SSR forms   

1924  Michel Galabru, Safi Morocco, actor (Judge & the Assassin) on October - 27.   

1925  On October - 27 water skis patented by Fred Waller   

1925  On this day in history jane Connell, Oakland Calif, actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling)   

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

1926  H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure) on October - 27.   

1927  Queen Wilhelmina opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history dominick Argento, York Penn, composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint)   

1928  Datta Gaekwad, cricketer (father of Anshuman, batted in 11 Tests 50's) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history marino Iandioro, canned Tomato Pioneer   

1930  On this day in history bill George, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, LA Rams)   

1931  On this day in history chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"   

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

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 this day in history.   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

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  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42