Famous Personalities Born In October - 27
Thursday, 13 February 2025
1156 Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.
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 October - 27.
1746 Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.
1760 August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.
1762 Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.
1775 Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on October - 27.
1782 Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on October - 27.
1800 Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on October - 27.
1809 Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on this day in history.
1811 Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on this day in history.
1811 On October - 27 birth of stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)
1814 On this day in history birth of daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891)
1817 On this day in history birth of antoni Katski, composer
1828 On October - 27 birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900
1829 Christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 27.
1838 On October - 27 birth of john Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)
1842 On October - 27 birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)
1844 Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.
1854 Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.
1858 Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on October - 27.
1865 Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on October - 27.
1872 On October - 27 birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)
1873 On this day in history birth of henry Tate, composer
1876 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on this day in history.
1877 On this day in history birth of george Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)
1885 On this day in history birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)
1889 Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit) was born on October - 27.
1892 On this day in history birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira
1892 On October - 27 birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)
1893 On October - 27 birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)