Historical Events In October - 27

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

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

1955  Argentine peso devalued on October - 27.  

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

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history aL admits LA & Washington to the league  

1961  American Basketball League starts play on October - 27.  

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

1961  On this day in history the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test  

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

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on October - 27.  

1962  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history french Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21  

1966  On this day in history nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies  

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  On October - 27 lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89  

1969  On October - 27 ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders  

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 October - 27.  

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on October - 27.  

1972  On October - 27 golden Gate National Recreation Area created  

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

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

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

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1156  On this day in history birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)  

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.  

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.  

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

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.  

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.  

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal  

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies  

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.  

1271  On October - 27 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  On October - 27 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.