Historical Events In October - 27

1931  David Bryant, English world champion bowler/tv-host on October - 27.   

1932  On October - 27 jean-Pierre Cassel, Paris France, actor (Trout)   

1933  On October - 27 floyd Cramer, La, cowboy singer (Last Date, On the Rebound)   

1933  Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74 on October - 27.   

1934  David Barclay, British hotel magnate/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 27 sDAP & NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands   

1937  Lara Parker, American actress on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 27 the DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn "nylon."   

1938  On October - 27 duPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon"   

1938  On this day in history maurice Hinchey, (Rep-D-New York)   

1938  Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57 on October - 27.   

1938  The DuPont company changes the world forever with the introduction of its new synthetic yarn: "nylon." on this day in history.   

1939  On October - 27 the birth of John Cleese, British actor and writer   

1939  On this day in history john Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python)   

1940  On October - 27 anthea Joseph, music producer   

1940  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history an editorial in the Chicago Daily Tribune downplays the possibility of a US war with Japan, stating "Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective power of her fleet."   

1941  Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance   

1943  On October - 27 bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

1944  Antwerp port is taken by the Allies on October - 27.   

1944  On October - 27 hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation   

1944  Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1945  "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 36 performances on October - 27.   

1946  Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%) on October - 27.   

1947  On this day in history "You Bet Your Life", with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

1947  Groucho Marx hosts the radio premiere of You Bet Your Life, on ABC radio. (When the show later moved to TV, it jumped ship to NBC.) on October - 27.   

1947  On October - 27 "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio   

1948  On October - 27 israel recaptures Nizzanim in the Negev   

1948  Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St Joan," premieres   

1952  "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 89 perfs on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71   

1954  B O Davis Jr becomes 1st black general in USAF on this day in history.   

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1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on October - 27.   

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

1466  On October - 27 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  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

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  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on this day in history.   

1312  Death of John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) on October - 27.   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.