Famous Personalities Born In October - 27

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

1401  On this day in history birth of catherine of Valois, queen of Henry V of England (d. 1437)   

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  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

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

1760  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal   

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

1775  On this day in history birth of traugott Maximilian Eberwein, composer   

1782  On this day in history birth of niccolo Paganini, Genoa It, composer/violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca)   

1800  On this day in history birth of benjamin Franklin Wade, MC (Union), died in 1878   

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

1811  Issac Merrit Singer, inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) was born on October - 27.   

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  On October - 27 birth of antoni Katski, composer   

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

1829  On October - 27 birth of christopher Columbus Andres, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)   

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

1842  On October - 27 birth of giovanni Giolitti, 5x premier of Italy (1892..1921)   

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 October - 27.   

1858  Theodore Roosevelt, NYC, (R) 26th Pres (1901-09; Nobel 1906) was born on October - 27.   

1865  On this day in history birth of charles Spencelayh, English painter (d. 1958)   

1872  Emily Post, authority on social behavior/writer (Etiquette) was born on October - 27.   

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

1876  Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, actress (Un Soir Un Train) was born on this day in history.   

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  Graciliano Ramos, Brazilian author/mayor of Palmeira was born on October - 27.   

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

1893  On October - 27 birth of johan G Dancer, Dutch poet (Meetings)   

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

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

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  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 October - 27.   

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.