Historical Events In September - 27

1840  On this day in history alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)  

1844  On September - 27 charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies  

1852  On September - 27 george L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY  

1854  On September - 27 the steamship liner Arctic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean, killing 300 people  

1854  Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board on September - 27.  

1855  George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in NYC on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic  

1862  On September - 27 the birth of Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal  

1862  On this day in history louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)  

1863  On this day in history jo Shelby's calvery in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas  

1863  On this day in history jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas  

1864  On September - 27 battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured  

1864  On this day in history alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author  

1866  On this day in history tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)  

1867  Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner (Cavandish Hotel-England) on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies  

1870  Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1875  On September - 27 grazia Deledda, Italy, novelist (Old Man of the Mtn-Nobel 1926)  

1877  On September - 27 john Mercer Langston named minister of Haiti  

1879  On September - 27 cyril M Scott, English pianist/composer/author (Heroic Suite)  

1881  On September - 27 chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12  

1881  Ernest Samuel Williams, composer on this day in history.  

1887  On this day in history anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje)  

1889  New York's first real skyscraper opens at 50 Broadway with 13 stories on September - 27.  

1891  On this day in history i Gontscharow, writer, dies  

1892  On September - 27 book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company  

1892  On September - 27 john Mylong, Austria, actor (Robot Monsters)  

1893  Joannes DM Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft & Tacitus) on September - 27.  

1894  On September - 27 new York's Aqueduct horse racing track opens.  

1894  Aqueduct racetrack opens in NY on September - 27.  

1895  George Raft, NYC, actor (Each Dawn I Die, Scarface, Some Like It Hot) on September - 27.  

1896  George Bender, Cleveland, (Rep/Sen-R-Oh) on this day in history.  

1898  On this day in history vincent (Miller) Youmans, US composer/songwriter (Tea for Two)  

1900  On this day in history victory Theater (Republic, Belasco) opens at 207 W 42nd St NYC  

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1275  John II of Brabant (d. 1312) was born on September - 27.  

1384  On September - 27 birth of cosimo de Medici, Italian Patron of the Arts  

1600  On this day in history birth of john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, baptised  

1601  Louis XIII, king of France (1610-43) was born on this day in history.  

1627  On September - 27 birth of jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704)  

1637  Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer was born on this day in history.  

1643  On this day in history birth of solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman  

1657  On September - 27 birth of sophia, regent of Russia (1682-89)  

1249  Death of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse (b. 1197) on September - 27.  

1259  Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies on September - 27.  

1304  Death of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English soldier on this day in history.  

1404  On September - 27 william of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies  

1557  On September - 27 death of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)  

1566  On September - 27 marcus A Vida, [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies  

1590  Urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies on this day in history.  

1612  Piotr Skarga, Polish theology/PM (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76 on September - 27.