Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

1954  Walt Disney premieres his first series, Disneyland, on ABC, while his theme park is still under construction on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

1957  Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey on this day in history.   

1958  Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan on this day in history.   

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

1959  Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico on October - 27.   

1960  On October - 27 aL admits LA & Washington to the league   

1961  American Basketball League starts play on October - 27.   

1961  On this day in history 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  On October - 27 "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 673 perfs   

1962  On this day in history enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58   

1963  Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW v Qld at Gabba on October - 27.   

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

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

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

1966  Nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies on October - 27.   

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

1967  On this day in history expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada.   

1968  On October - 27 lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

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  On October - 27 jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

1971  Republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re on this day in history.   

1971  Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 27 golden Gate National Recreation Area created   

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

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

1975  Rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on this day in history.   

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

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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  On October - 27 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  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   

0925  On this day in history rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

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

1271  On this day in history death of hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (b. 1213)   

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  On this day in history aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  Death of Vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350) on this day in history.   

1439  On this day in history albrecht II von Habsburg, king of Bohemia/Hungary/Germany, dies at 42