Famous Personalities Born In October - 27

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

1401  Catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437) was born on October - 27.   

1466  Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536) was born on this day in history.   

1728  On October - 27 birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands   

1739  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.   

1744  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1762  Gijsbert K van Hogendorp, Dutch count/minister of Foreign affairs was born on this day in history.   

1775  Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer was born on October - 27.   

1782  Niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) was born on October - 27.   

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

1809  Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname was born on this day in history.   

1811  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of stevens Thomson Mason, first Governor of Michigan (d. 1843)   

1814  Daniel H. Wells, Mormon leader and politician (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Antoni Katski, composer was born on October - 27.   

1828  On October - 27 birth of jacob Dolson Cox, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1900   

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

1838  On this day in history birth of john Davis Long, 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)   

1842  On this day in history birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

1844  Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1854  On October - 27 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  Charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

1872  Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of henry Tate, composer   

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on October - 27.   

1877  George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

1889  On this day in history birth of enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit)   

1892  On this day in history birth of graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira   

1892  On October - 27 birth of victor E van Vriesland, Dutch poet/critic (Mirror of Dutch Poetry)   

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 this day in history death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

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

1327  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on October - 27.