Birthdays occurring on October, 27

1923

Roy Lichtenstein was born on October 27, 1923 American painter who was a founder and foremost practitioner of Pop art. 1923-1997 I don't think of form as a kind of architecture. The architecture is the result of the forming. It is the kinesthetic and visual sense of position and wholeness that puts the thing into the realm of art. More quotations from Roy Lichtenstein

1926

H. R. Haldeman was born on October 27, 1926 American politician Watergate co-conspirator, 1926-1963 You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. More quotations from H. R. Haldeman

1932

Sylvia Plath was born on October 27, 1932 American poet and novelist whose best known works are preoccupied with alienation, death and self-destruction. 1932-1963 Kiss me and you will see how important I am. More quotations from Sylvia Plath

1939

John Cleese was born on October 27, 1939 English comic actor (Monty Python), b.1939 Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to understand before one of us dies More quotations from John Cleese

Deaths occurring on October, 27

1553

Michael Servetus died on October 27, 1553 Spanish physician and theologian whose unorthodox teachings led to his condemnation as a heretic by both Protestants and Roman Catholics. 1511-1553 To kill a man is not to defend a doctrine, but to kill a man More quotations from Michael Servetus

1975

Rex Stout died on October 27, 1975 English writer, 1886-1975 There are two kinds of statistics: the kind you look up and the kind you make up More quotations from Rex Stout

1977

James M Cain died on October 27, 1977 The postman always rings twice More quotations from James M Cain