1312 – Elisabeth of Tirol, German queen
1841 – Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792)
1916 – Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau), dies at 77
1918 – Ulisse Dini, Italian mathematician and politician (Fondamenti per la teorica delle funzioni di variabili reali), dies at 72
1940 – Andrea d’ Angeli, Italian composer, dies at 71
1959 – Egon Kornauth, Austrian classical pianist, composer, and teacher, dies at 68
1964 – Reginald Horace Blyth, Zen teacher/scholar, dies in Japan at 66
1998 – Ted Hughes, English Poet and translator (British Poet Laureate 1984-98), dies at 68
2000 – Carlos Guastavino, Argentine composer (b. 1912)
2002 – Margaret Booth, American film editor (b. 1898)
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Historical Events for 28th October 2023
1628 – Huguenot bulwark La Rochelle surrenders to Cardinal Richelieu
1891 – Quake strikes Mino-Owari, Japan kills 7,300
1913 – “Krazy Kat” comic strip by George Herriman debuts in NY Journal
1922 – First US coast-to-coast radio broadcast of a football game
1939 – Anti-German demonstrations and strikes in Czechoslovakia
1943 – German submarine U-220 sunk by US aircraft in the Atlantic
1954 – Major league owners vote down sale of A’s to a Philadelphia syndicate
2011 – Baseball World Series: St. Louis beats Texas Rangers, 6-2 in Game 7 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals’ 11th title; MVP: Cardinals 3rd baseman David Freese
2015 – Third Republican presidential candidates debate run by CNBC in Boulder, Colorado
2020 – 15th-century medieval manuscript “The Book of Lismore”, returns to Ireland after donated by Chatsworth Settlement to University College Cork
Today in History for 28th October 2023
Historical Events
1776 – Battle of White Plains: George Washington retreats to New Jersey
1886 – Statue of Liberty dedicated by US President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City
1915 – Richard Strauss’ tone poem “Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony)” premieres in Berlin
1953 – Red Barber, resigns as Dodger sportscaster to join Yankees
1955 – Egypt and Saudi Arabia sign defense treaty
1965 – Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion
Famous Birthdays
1913 – Peter Glenville, English stage and screen actor and director (Hotel Paradiso, Becket), born in London (d. 1996)
1922 – Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician (1st Vice-President of Zimbabwe), born in Gutu district, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2003)
1936 – Ted Hawkins, American singer and guitarist (“The Next Hundred Years”), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 1995)
1959 – Neville Henry, British rock saxophonist (Blow Monkeys – “Wicked Ways”), born in England
1965 – Jami Gertz, actress (Less the Zero, Crossroads, Solarbabies), born in Chicago, Illinois
1967 – Kevin Macdonald, Scottish film director
Famous Deaths
1646 – William Dobson, English portrait painter, dies at about 35 (b. 1610)
1877 – Robert Swinhoe, British naturalist (b. 1835)
1879 – Marie Roch Louis Reybaud, French writer (b. 1799)
1997 – Toni Carabillo, writer (Feminist Chronicles), dies of lymphoma at 71
2020 – Miguel Ángel Castellini, Argentine boxer (WBA, lineal light middleweight titles 1976-77), dies from COVID-19 at 73
2020 – Bobby Ball [Harper], British comic, actor, singer and television host (Cannon and Ball; The Last of Summer Wine), dies at 76
Famous Deaths for 27th October 2023
1331 – Aboe al-Fida [Aboelfeda], Arabic writer/sultan of Hama, dies
1670 – Vavasor Powell, Welsh non-conformist leader (b. 1617)
1964 – Willi Bredel, German writer, dies at 63
1965 – Leo van Puyfielde, Belgian art historian and museum curator (worked with Monuments Men during WWII to recover looted artifacts), dies at 83
1974 – Rudolf Dassler, German entrepreneur (founder sportswear company Puma), dies at 76
1977 – Peg Leg Sam [Arthur Jackson], American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian, dies at 65
1990 – Elliott Roosevelt, American general, writer and son of FDR (Murder in the Oval Office), dies at 80
1991 – Pyke Koch, Dutch magic realism painter (Dolores’ Breakfast), dies at 90
1994 – Wally Halder, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1948, tournament top scorer), dies of cancer at 69
1994 – Robert White, American guitarist (The Funk Brothers), dies of complications from open heart surgery at 57
Historical Events for 27th October 2023
1275 – Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam
1676 – Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw
1864 – Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess’ Mill, Southside Railroad)
1935 – SDAP and NVV launches “Plan for Work” in Utrect, Netherlands
1974 – French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
1978 – US President Jimmy Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill
1988 – “Les Miserables” opens at Forrest Theatre, Philadelphia
1990 – Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic’s first president.
1991 – “Homecoming” opens at Criterion Theater NYC for 49 performances
2020 – Organizers of 96th East-West Shrine Bowl college football all-star game, benefiting Shriners Hospitals for Children, announce cancellation of game scheduled for January 23, 2021, in St. Petersburg, Florida, due to COVID-19 issues. The
Today in History for 27th October 2023
Historical Events
1935 – SDAP and NVV launches “Plan for Work” in Utrect, Netherlands
1985 – Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
1986 – Paul McCartney releases single “Pretty Little Head”
1992 – Great Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of JRR Tolkien
2014 – Taylor Swift releases her 5th studio album “1989” (2015 Billboard Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2016)
2020 – A record 69.5 million Americans have already voted, a week before election day, 50.4% of 2016 total vote
Famous Birthdays
1811 – Isaac Singer, American inventor (1st practical home sewing machine), born in Pittstown New York (d. 1875)
1865 – Charles Spencelayh, English painter (Why War), born in Rochester, Kent (d. 1958)
1874 – Owen D. Young, American industrialist (RCA) and diplomat (Young Plan), born in Stark, New York (d. 1962)
1942 – Mike Appel, American musician, songwriter and producer (Sir Lord Baltimore; Bruce Springsteen), born in Flushing, Queens, New York
1945 – Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), born in Barrington, Illinois (d. 2004)
1980 – Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter (46th Eurovision Song Contest winner, 2001 – “Everybody”), born in Uhtna, Estonia
Famous Deaths
1617 – Ralph Winwood, English politician (b. 1563)
1864 – Andreas Randel, Swedish composer, dies at 58
1949 – Ginette Neveu, French child prodigy and concert violinist, dies in a plane crash on São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal at 30
1964 – Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at 63
1977 – Peg Leg Sam [Arthur Jackson], American country blues harmonica player, singer and comedian, dies at 65
1979 – Father Charles Coughlin, Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest and pro-Fascist radio broadcaster, dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 26th October 2023
1132 – Floris the Black, brother of earl Dirk VI of Holland, murdered
1749 – Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72
1935 – Akos Buttykai, Hungarian composer, dies at 64
1943 – Marc Aurel Stein, Hungarian-British archaeologist, dies at 80
1984 – Gus Mancuso, American baseball catcher (World Series 1931, 33; MLB All Star 1935, 37; NY Giants, St. Louis Cardinals) and broadcaster (Cardinals’ radio network), dies from emphysema at 78
1985 – Bob Scheffing, American baseball catcher (Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds), manager (Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers) and executive (GM NY Mets 1970-74), dies at 72
1996 – Hans Kosterlitz, German-British biochemist (endorphins), dies at 93
2010 – Mbah Maridjan, Mount Merapi gatekeeper (b. 1927)
2019 – Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete, and first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron (Mexico City, 1968), dies of pneumonia at 71
2021 – Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), dies at 73
Historical Events for 26th October 2023
1667 – Arung Palakka’s Bugis forces occupy Makassar, southern Sulawesi
1923 – Dutch Government of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck resigns
1926 – Belgium stabilizes current value of franc (5 franc becomes 1 “Belga”)
1939 – Polish Jews forced into obligatory work service
1942 – Battle of Santa Cruz: Japanese naval offensive against US forces near Solomon Islands
1955 – British troops occupy Saudi Arabian oil field at Boeraimi
1967 – Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself after 26 years on the Peacock Throne
1984 – “The Terminator” directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton is released in the US
1993 – NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte
2007 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Monmouth Park; Day 1 winners: Maryfield, Nownownow, Corinthian
Today in History for 26th October 2023
Historical Events
1529 – Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor of England
1951 – Winston Churchill re-elected British Prime Minister at the age of 76
1962 – US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1968 – Striker Antal Dunai scores twice as Hungary outclasses Bulgaria 4-1 to take the men’s football gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics
2012 – China blocks the New York Times from searches and social media in response to an investigation into Premier Wen Jiabao
2015 – World Health Organization classifies processed meat as carcinogenic
Famous Birthdays
1800 – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian general and fieldmarshal, born in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)
1934 – Hans-Joachim Rödelius, German composer and musician (Cluster; Harmonia), born in Berlin
1946 – Keith Hopwood, British rock guitarist (Herman’s Hermits – “Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter”), born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England
1953 – Jennifer Roberson, American sci-fi author (Shapechangers, Sword-Maker), born in Kansas City, Missouri
1962 – Steve Wren, British pop-rock drummer (Then Jericho – “The Motive”), born in Lambeth, London, England
1970 – Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Famous Deaths
1671 – Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (b. 1593)
1678 – John Jenkins, English composer, dies at about 86
1909 – Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai, 1st Prime Minister of Japan (4 terms between 1885 and 1901) and Resident-General of Korea (1905-09), assassinated by a Korean nationalist at 68
1923 – Charles Proteus Steinmetz, German-American electrical engineer (development of alternating current), dies at 58
2018 – György Károly, Hungarian poet and author, dies of cancer at 65
2019 – Robert Evans, American producer and actor (Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown), dies at 89
Famous Deaths for 25th October 2023
1495 – John II the Perfect, King of Portugal (1481-95), dies at 40
1922 – Oskar Hertwig, German embryologist (discovered fertilization), dies at 73
1936 – Jaime de Magalhães Lima, Portuguese author and poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro), dies at 76
1973 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian distance athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1960 WR [barefoot], 64 WR; Africa’s first WR breaking athlete in any sport), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 41
1984 – Pascale Ogier, actress (Ghost Dance), dies of a heart attack at 24
1991 – Khigh Dhiegh [Kenneth Dickerson], American actor (Forbidden Nights; The Manchurian Candidate; Hawaii Five-0 – “Wo Fat”), dies of kidney and heart failure at 81
1991 – Margo J. Sylvia (née Lopez), American pop singer (Tune Weavers – “Happy, Happy Birthday, Baby”), dies of heart attack and stroke at 55
2010 – Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican reggae musician, dies of lung cancer at 59
2011 – Anna van Beers [Graeve], Dutch actress (A Woman like Eve, Diary of a Hooker), dies at 95
2018 – Sonny Fortune [Cornelius Fortune], American jazz saxophonist, dies at 79