Historical Events In October - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 October - 27 franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78
1955 On October - 27 argentine peso devalued
1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on October - 27.
1957 On October - 27 celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey
1958 On October - 27 gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan
1958 Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on October - 27.
1959 On October - 27 rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico
1960 AL admits LA & Washington to the league on this day in history.
1961 On October - 27 american Basketball League starts play
1961 Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on October - 27.
1961 On this day in history the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test
1961 On October - 27 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test
1962 "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on October - 27.
1962 On October - 27 enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58
1963 On this day in history bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba
1964 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs on October - 27.
1964 On October - 27 sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63
1965 French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on October - 27.
1966 Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on this day in history.
1967 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records on this day in history.
1967 Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada on October - 27.
1968 On October - 27 lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89
1969 On October - 27 ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders
1969 On this day in history st Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain
1969 Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on October - 27.
1971 On this day in history republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re
1971 Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on October - 27.
1972 On this day in history golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1972 On October - 27 lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65
1973 Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64 on this day in history.
1975 Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on this day in history.
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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