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What happened in history on this day: October 27?
On October 27 in ...
- 1953 - CBS premieres the U.S. Steel Hour 60-minute anthology TV show.
- 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the first Disneyland TV show, on Wednesday night, 7:30 to 8:30. The first episode is titled The Disneyland Story. Approximately 30.8 million American viewers watch the show.
- 1988 - The 10th season of TV show Knots Landing begins.
Births on October 27
- 1910 - Birth of Fred de Cordova; film/TV producer (The Tonight Show).
- 1910 - Birth of Jack Carson in Manitoba, Canada; actor (A Star is Born, Mildred Pierce).
- 1911 - Birth of Leif Erickson in California, USA; actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront).
- 1918 - Birth of Paul Dixon in Earling, Iowa, USA; Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Teresa Wright in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Pride of the Yankees).
- 1920 - Birth of Nanette Fabray in San Diego, California, USA; actress (One Day at a Time).
- 1923 - Birth of Ruby Dee in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actress (Raisin in the Sun, Cat People).
- 1925 - Birth of Jane Connell in Oakland, California, USA; actress (Jane - Stanley, Bridget - Dumpling).
- 1925 - Birth of Mary Kay Steans in Glendale, California, USA; actress (Mary Kay and Johnny).
- 1932 - Birth of Jean-Pierre Cassel in Paris, France; actor (The Trout).
- 1939 - Birth of John Cleese; comedian/actor (Monty Python's Flying Circus, Fawlty Towers).
- 1945 - Birth of Carrie Snodgress in Park Ridge, Illinois, USA; actress (Diary of a Mad Housewife).
- 1951 - Birth of Jayne Kennedy in Washington, DC, USA; actress (Penitentiary).
- 1953 - Birth of Peter Firth in Bradford, England; actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess).
- 1963 - Birth of Deborah Moore in London, England; actress (Danielle - Days of Our Lives).
Deaths on October 27
- 1962 - Fatso Marco, comedian (Milton Berle Show), dies at age 56.
- 1964 - Sammee Tong, actor (Bachelor Father, Mickey), dies at age 63.
- 1972 - Lew Parker, actor (Lou Marie - That Girl), dies a day before turning 65.
- 1996 - Death of Morey Amsterdam at age 87 after a heart attack; actor/comedian (Buddy Sorrell - The Dick Van Dyke Show).
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