Famous Birthdays In October - 27

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 October - 27.   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  On October - 27 birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  On this day in history birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.   

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

1775  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on this day in history.   

1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on this day in history.   

1800  Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878 was born on this day in history.   

1809  On October - 27 birth of peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname   

1811  On October - 27 birth of issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine)   

1811  On October - 27 birth of stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)   

1814  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on October - 27.   

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

1828  Jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900 was born on this day in history.   

1829  Christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on October - 27.   

1838  John Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1842  Giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921) was born on October - 27.   

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

1854  On this day in history birth of sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914)   

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

1865  On October - 27 birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)   

1872  On this day in history birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)   

1873  Henry Tate, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1877  George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943) was born on October - 27.   

1885  On this day in history birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)   

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

1892  On October - 27 birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira   

1892  Victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) was born on this day in history.   

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

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0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

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