Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

1954  On this day in history walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on October - 27.   

1955  On this day in history argentine peso devalued   

1955  Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey on October - 27.   

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

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on October - 27.   

1959  On this day in history rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico   

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1961  The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on October - 27.   

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  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58 on October - 27.   

1963  Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba on October - 27.   

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

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

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 October - 27.   

1967  On October - 27 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 October - 27.   

1969  On this day in history st Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain   

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

1971  Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan   

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

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

1973  Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64 on October - 27.   

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on October - 27.   

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on October - 27.   

1977  James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On October - 27 birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1760  On October - 27 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 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 this day in history.   

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on October - 27.   

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.