Famous Birthdays In October - 27

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

1401  On this day in history birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

1466  On this day in history birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

1728  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on this day in history.   

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

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

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

1762  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on October - 27.   

1775  On October - 27 birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer   

1782  On October - 27 birth of niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)   

1800  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878   

1809  Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on October - 27.   

1811  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843) was born on October - 27.   

1814  On October - 27 birth of daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891)   

1817  Antoni Katski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

1844  On October - 27 birth of klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908)   

1854  Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on October - 27.   

1858  Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1872  Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.   

1876  On October - 27 birth of jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train)   

1877  On October - 27 birth of george Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)   

1885  Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948) was born on October - 27.   

1889  Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira was born on this day in history.   

1892  On October - 27 birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)   

1893  Johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings) was born on this day in history.   

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0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on October - 27.   

1271  On this day in history 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 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  On October - 27 albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42