Page 5: Historical Events In October - 27

1931  On October - 27 david Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host   

1932  On this day in history jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris France, actor (Trout)   

1933  On this day in history floyd Cramer, La, cowboy singer (Last Date, On the Rebound)   

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

1934  On October - 27 david Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire   

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

1937  On October - 27 lara Parker, American actress   

1938  On October - 27 the DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn "nylon."   

1938  DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" on October - 27.   

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

1938  On this day in history 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  On October - 27 the birth of John Cleese, British actor and writer   

1939  John Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python) on October - 27.   

1940  On this day in history anthea Joseph, music producer   

1940  On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72   

1941  On October - 27 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  Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan on this day in history.   

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

1943  Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

1944  Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on this day in history.   

1944  Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on October - 27.   

1945  On this day in history "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances   

1946  On this day in history 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 October - 27 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  "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio on October - 27.   

1948  On October - 27 israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

1948  On this day in history albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris   

1950  Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres on October - 27.   

1952  "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs on October - 27.   

1953  On this day in history zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71   

1954  B O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

1466  On October - 27 birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

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

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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.