Page 5: Historical Events In October - 27

1931  On this day in history david Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host   

1932  Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris France, actor (Trout) on October - 27.   

1933  On October - 27 floyd Cramer, La, cowboy singer (Last Date, On the Rebound)   

1933  Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74 on October - 27.   

1934  On this day in history david Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire   

1935  On October - 27 sDAP & NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands   

1937  On this day in history lara Parker, American actress   

1938  The DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn "nylon." on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 27 duPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon"   

1938  Maurice Hinchey, (Rep-D-New York) on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 27 lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57   

1938  On this day in history the DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn: "nylon."   

1939  The birth of John Cleese, British actor and writer on October - 27.   

1939  On this day in history john Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python)   

1940  Anthea Joseph, music producer on October - 27.   

1940  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on October - 27.   

1941  On this day in history an editorial in the Chicago Daily Tribune downplays the possibility of a US war with Japan, stating "Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective power of her fleet."   

1941  On October - 27 chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan   

1942  5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance on October - 27.   

1943  On this day in history bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

1944  Antwerp port is taken by the Allies on October - 27.   

1944  Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on October - 27.   

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

1945  On October - 27 "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances   

1946  On October - 27 georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%)   

1947  On October - 27 "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

1947  On this day in history groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.)   

1947  On this day in history "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

1948  Israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev on this day in history.   

1948  On October - 27 albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

1950  On this day in history paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres   

1952  "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs on this day in history.   

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

1954  On October - 27 b O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.   

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

1728  On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

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

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

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