Historical Events In October - 27

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

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

1955  Argentine peso devalued on October - 27.   

1955  On this day in history clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85   

1957  On October - 27 celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey   

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

1958  Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74 on October - 27.   

1959  Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico on this day in history.   

1960  AL admits LA & Washington to the league on October - 27.   

1961  On this day in history american Basketball League starts play   

1961  Outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN on October - 27.   

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 October - 27.   

1962  Enrico Mattei, Italian oil magnate, dies at 58 on October - 27.   

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

1964  On this day in history "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  On this day in history french Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21   

1966  On October - 27 nigel Haig, cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies   

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

1967  Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada on this day in history.   

1968  Lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89 on October - 27.   

1969  On this day in history ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders   

1969  On this day in history st Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain   

1969  On this day in history jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89   

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

1971  On October - 27 steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan   

1972  On this day in history 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  On this day in history allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64   

1975  On October - 27 rex Stout, US detective writer (Nero Wolfe), dies at 88   

1977  NASA launches space vehicle S-200 on October - 27.   

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  On this day in history birth of erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1760  August W A Grave von Gneisenau, Prussian fieldmarshal was born on October - 27.   

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 October - 27 death of john II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275)   

1327  Death of Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert I of Scotland (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1331  On October - 27 aboe al-Fida, [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies   

1430  On October - 27 death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

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