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 this day in history.   

1955  On October - 27 clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

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

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1961  On October - 27 american Basketball League starts play   

1961  On October - 27 outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN   

1961  On October - 27 the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

1961  1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1963  Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba on this day in history.   

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

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

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 October - 27.   

1967  Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada on October - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re   

1971  On this day in history steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan   

1972  Golden Gate National Recreation Area created on October - 27.   

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

1973  On this day in history allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64   

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 27.   

1728  On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

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  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  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

1331  On this day in history 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.