October 27
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Art and culture
Births
- 1466 - Erasmus, Dutch humanist and theologian (d. 1536)
- 1782 - Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)
- 1914 - Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
- 1932 - Sylvia Plath, United States writer (d. 1963)
- 1939 - John Cleese, British actor and writer
- 1975 - Zadie Smith, British novelist
Deaths
- 1977 - James M. Cain, American novelist (b. 1892)
- 1990 - Xavier Cugat, Spanish-born musician (b. 1900)
- 1990 - Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor (b. 1922)
Notes
- 1960 - Nouveau Réalisme, "New Realism New Perceptive Approaches of the Real" declaration signed in France
- 1466 - Jean Hélion (April 21, 1904 – October 27, 1987) was a French painter whose
- 1466 - Julius Eastman October 27, 1940–May 28, 1990) was a gay African-American composer, pianist, vocalist, and dancer of minimalist tendencies.
- 1466 - Bernard Parmegiani (born 27 October 1927 in Paris, France) is an electronic or acousmatic composer.
- 1466 - Roy Lichtenstein
- 1466 - Edward Fitzball
- 1466 - Jorge Grau
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