Page 6: Historical Events In October - 27

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

1954  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on October - 27.   

1955  On this day in history argentine peso devalued   

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

1957  On this day in history celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey   

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

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

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history outer Mongolia & Mauritania become the 102nd & 103rd members of UN   

1961  On October - 27 the first Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test   

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

1964  On this day in history sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

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

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

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

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

1968  On this day in history lise Meitner, Austria/Swedish physics (protactinium), dies at 89   

1969  Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization known as Nader's Raiders on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 27 st Vincent & the Grenadines gains associated status with Britain   

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 October - 27.   

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 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 this day in history.   

1977  On October - 27 nASA launches space vehicle S-200   

1977  On this day in history james M Cain, US writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85   

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1156  On October - 27 birth of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (d. 1222)   

1401  On October - 27 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  James Cook, Scotland, captain/explorer, discovered Sandwich Islands was born on October - 27.   

1739  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Kaa, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)   

1746  Georg Anton Kreusser, composer was born on October - 27.   

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

0925  On October - 27 rhazes, [Abu Bakr Mohammed ibn Zakarijja al-Razi], Persian, dies   

0939  On October - 27 aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

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

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 October - 27.   

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 this day in history.