Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 27

1919  On this day in history john Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies   

1925  Wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1933  Julius Klengel, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1935  Death of E. A. D. Eldridge, British racing driver (b. 1897) on October - 27.   

1938  Lascelles Abercrombie, English poet/critic, dies at 57 on October - 27.   

1940  Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1942  Death of Helmuth Hubener, Youth Political Activist against the Hitler regime (b. 1925) on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 27 bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

1944  Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history death of marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)   

1953  On October - 27 zdzislaw Jachimecki, composer, dies at 71   

1954  On October - 27 franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78   

1955  Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1958  On October - 27 frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

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

1964  On October - 27 sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

1965  French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies   

1968  Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1972  Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65 on October - 27.   

1973  On this day in history allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64   

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on October - 27.   

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

1980  On this day in history steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31   

1981  On October - 27 john Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94   

1987  Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies on this day in history.   

1988  Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80   

1991  Andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies on October - 27.   

1992  On this day in history roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies   

1994  Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 on October - 27.   

1995  On this day in history mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48   

1996  On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84   

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

1401  On October - 27 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  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  On October - 27 birth of august W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal