Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

1954  On October - 27 walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction.   

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 27 argentine peso devalued   

1955  On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey on October - 27.   

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on October - 27.   

1958  On this day in history frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

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  The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on October - 27.   

1961  On this day in history 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on this day in history.   

1962  On October - 27 enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1963  On October - 27 bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba   

1964  On October - 27 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs   

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history french Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21   

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on October - 27.   

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 this day in history ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders   

1969  St Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain on October - 27.   

1969  On this day in history jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

1971  On this day in history republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re   

1971  On this day in history steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan   

1972  On October - 27 golden Gate National Recreation Area created   

1972  Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65 on this day in history.   

1973  Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64 on October - 27.   

1975  On October - 27 rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88   

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on October - 27.   

1977  James M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on this day in history.   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on October - 27.   

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  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

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

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on October - 27.   

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  On this day in history death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.