Famous Personalities Born In October - 27
Saturday, 21 December 2024
1156 On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)
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 October - 27.
1728 On this day in history birth of james Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands
1739 Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on October - 27.
1744 Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.
1746 Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1817 Antoni Katski, composer was born on October - 27.
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 this day in history.
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 Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist (Nobel 1908) was born on October - 27.
1854 Sir William Smith, Scottish founder of the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.
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 October - 27.
1872 On this day in history birth of emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette)
1873 Henry Tate, composer was born on October - 27.
1876 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on October - 27.
1877 George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943) was born on October - 27.
1885 On October - 27 birth of sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (d. 1948)
1889 On October - 27 birth of enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit)
1892 On October - 27 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 October - 27.