Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

1954  On this day in history walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction.   

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

1955  Argentine peso devalued on this day in history.   

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

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey on October - 27.   

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on October - 27.   

1958  On this day in history frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74   

1959  On this day in history rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico   

1960  AL admits LA & Washington to the league on this day in history.   

1961  American Basketball League starts play on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 27 outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN   

1961  The first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 27 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

1962  "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs on this day in history.   

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

1963  On October - 27 bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba   

1964  "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 215 perfs on October - 27.   

1964  Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63 on October - 27.   

1965  On this day in history french Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21   

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

1967  On October - 27 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records   

1967  On October - 27 expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada.   

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

1969  On October - 27 ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders   

1969  St Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain on October - 27.   

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

1971  On October - 27 republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re   

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on October - 27.   

1972  On this day in history golden Gate National Recreation Area created   

1972  On this day in history lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65   

1973  On October - 27 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  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on this day in history.   

1977  On October - 27 james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

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

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 this day in history 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 October - 27.   

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

0939  On this day in history 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  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 October - 27.