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 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  Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on October - 27.   

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  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  AL admits LA & Washington to the league on October - 27.   

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

1962  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58 on October - 27.   

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

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

1967  On October - 27 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records   

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

1968  On October - 27 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  On October - 27 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 October - 27.   

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

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

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

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

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  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  On October - 27 death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on this day in history.   

1327  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42