Page 4: Historical Events In October - 27

1914  The birth of Dylan Thomas, Welsh author and poet on October - 27.   

1914  On October - 27 british battleship Audacious sunk by mine   

1914  On October - 27 dylan Thomas, Swansea Wales, poet (Child's Christmas in Wales)   

1915  On this day in history harry Saltzman, St Johns NB Canada, producer (Goldfinger)   

1916  HMS Nubian, a tribal Class Royal Navy destroyer. Hit by a torpedo from a German destroyer which destroyed the fore part of the ship on October - 27.   

1916  On this day in history the first published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety)   

1916  1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) on this day in history.   

1916  On October - 27 bob de Lange, [Jacob Bernard], Dutch actor/director (Daniel)   

1917  On this day in history jack Plimsoll, cricketer (S Afr lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947)   

1918  Major William G. Barker Cdn. (Royal air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France on October - 27.   

1918  Paul Dixon, Earling Iowa, Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history axeman of New Orleans claims last victim   

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

1920  On October - 27 league of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva   

1920  On October - 27 westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins   

1920  On October - 27 nanette Fabray, San Diego Calif, actress (Katherine-One Day at a Time)   

1921  On this day in history anestis Logothetis, composer   

1922  The first commemoration of Navy Day on this day in history.   

1922  1st commemoration of Navy Day on this day in history.   

1922  Carlos Andres Perez, president of Venezuela (1974-79/89-94) on October - 27.   

1923  On this day in history roy Lichtenstein, NYC, Pop art painter (painted comic book panels)   

1924  The Uzbek SSR forms on this day in history.   

1924  Uzbek SSR forms on October - 27.   

1924  On this day in history michel Galabru, Safi Morocco, actor (Judge & the Assassin)   

1925  On October - 27 water skis patented by Fred Waller   

1925  On October - 27 jane Connell, Oakland Calif, actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling)   

1925  On this day in history wilhelm Gericke, composer, dies at 80   

1926  H R Haldeman, former White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure) on October - 27.   

1927  On this day in history queen Wilhelmina opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen   

1927  Dominick Argento, York Penn, composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) on this day in history.   

1928  On October - 27 datta Gaekwad, cricketer (father of Anshuman, batted in 11 Tests 50's)   

1929  Marino Iandioro, canned Tomato Pioneer on this day in history.   

1930  On October - 27 bill George, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, LA Rams)   

1931  Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½" on October - 27.   

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

1739  On October - 27 birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819) was born on October - 27.   

1746  On October - 27 birth of georg Anton Kreusser, composer   

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on this day in history.   

0925  Rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies on this day in history.   

0939  Aethelstan III, king of England, dies on this day in history.   

1271  Death of Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213) on October - 27.   

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  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on October - 27.   

1439  Albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42 on this day in history.