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  Franco Alfano, Ital (opera)composer (Puccini's Turandot), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history argentine peso devalued   

1955  Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85 on October - 27.   

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  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 this day in history.   

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

1961  On this day in history american Basketball League starts play   

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 October - 27.   

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

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

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 October - 27 sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63   

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

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

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

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

1969  Jaime Pahissa, composer, dies at 89 on October - 27.   

1971  On this day in history republic of the Congo becomes Republic of Za‹re   

1971  On October - 27 steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan   

1972  Golden Gate National Recreation Area created on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 27 lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie-That Girl), dies a day before turning 65   

1973  Allan "Rocky" Lane, western actor (Mister Ed, Red Ryder), dies at 64 on October - 27.   

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

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

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 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  Franz Ignaz Kaa, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1760  On this day in history 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  On this day in history aethelstan III, king of England, dies   

1271  On October - 27 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 October - 27 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  On this day in history death of vytautas the Great, Grand Duke of Lithuania (b. 1350)   

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