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  On October - 27 franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78   

1955  Argentine peso devalued on October - 27.   

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

1957  On October - 27 celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey   

1958  On October - 27 gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan   

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1959  Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico on October - 27.   

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

1961  On October - 27 american Basketball League starts play   

1961  On this day in history outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN   

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 this day in history.   

1964  On October - 27 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs   

1964  On October - 27 sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

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 this day in history.   

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

1967  On October - 27 expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada.   

1968  On this day in history lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

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  On this day in history jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

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

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on October - 27.   

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

1977  On this day in history nASA launches space vehicle S-200   

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

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.   

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

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

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 October - 27.   

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

1271  On October - 27 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  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

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.