Events & Holidays In October - 27

Independence Day (St. Vincent & the   Grenadines)

National Flag Day (Greece)

Navy Day (United States of America)

Three-Z Day (Zaire (Democratic Congo))

Naming Day (Zaire (Democratic Congo))

1156  Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1331  Aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies on this day in history.   

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.