Historical Events In October - 27

1954  Walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction on October - 27.  

1954  On this day in history franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78  

1955  On this day in history argentine peso devalued  

1955  On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85  

1957  On this day in history celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey  

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on October - 27.  

1958  On October - 27 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74  

1959  On October - 27 rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico  

1960  On October - 27 aL admits LA & Washington to the league  

1961  American Basketball League starts play on October - 27.  

1961  Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on October - 27.  

1961  The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.  

1961  On October - 27 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test  

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on this day in history.  

1962  On October - 27 enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58  

1963  On October - 27 bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba  

1964  "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs on this day in history.  

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 on October - 27.  

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on October - 27.  

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on October - 27.  

1967  4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada.  

1968  Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 on October - 27.  

1969  Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders on this day in history.  

1969  St Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain on this day in history.  

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on October - 27.  

1971  Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re on October - 27.  

1971  On this day in history steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan  

1972  Golden Gate National Recreation Area created on this day in history.  

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

1973  On October - 27 allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64  

1975  On this day in history rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88  

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on this day in history.  

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

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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 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 this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)  

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 October - 27.  

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies  

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 October - 27 death of elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289)  

1331  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies  

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

1439  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42