Page 5: Historical Events In October - 27

1931  David Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host on October - 27.   

1932  On October - 27 jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris France, actor (Trout)   

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

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

1934  David Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1935  SDAP & NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands on October - 27.   

1937  Lara Parker, American actress on this day in history.   

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

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

1938  On October - 27 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 this day in history.   

1939  On October - 27 john Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python)   

1940  On this day in history anthea Joseph, music producer   

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

1941  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." on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history 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  Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64 on October - 27.   

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

1944  On this day in history hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation   

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

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

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

1948  On this day in history israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

1948  On this day in history 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 October - 27.   

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  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  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.   

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   

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

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.   

1271  On this day in history death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  On this day in history 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 October - 27.   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.   

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