This day in History - September 27

418 Historic Events for September 27
1830 Birth William Babcock Hazen, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1831 Death Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55
1831 Death Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91
1833 Event Charles Darwin rides horse to Santa Fe
1834 Event Charles Darwin returns to Valparaiso
1835 Birth John Murray Corse, Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1893 [or 4/27]
1838 Birth Antony E J Modderman, Dutch minister of Justice (1879-83)
1840 Birth Alfred Thayer Mahan, US, naval officer (Influence of Sea Power)
1840 Birth Thomas Nast, political cartoonist of late 1800s America
1844 Death Charles Nodier, French writer (History du chien the Brisquet), dies
1852 Event George L Aiken's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," premieres in Troy, NY
1854 Event Steamship "Arctic" sinks with 300 people on board
1855 Event George F Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle," 2nd American opera, opens in NYC
1858 Birth Porsteinn Erlingsson, Iceland, poet (Pyrnar)
1858 Birth Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician, founder of symbolic logic
1862 Birth Louis Botha, Greytown S Africa, 1st PM of South Africa (1910-19)
1863 Event Jo Shelby's cavalry in action at Moffat's Station, Arkansas
1864 Event Centralia Massacre (Missouri): "Bloody Bill" Anderson/Frank/
1864 Birth Alexander Cohen, Dutch anarchist/author
1864 Event Jesse James' gang surprise attack train: 150 killed
1864 Event Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson), Missouri: 1700 killed/injured
1866 Birth Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Fra Cancelliraadens Dage)
1867 Birth Rosa Lewis, society caterer/owner (Cavandish Hotel-England)
1868 Death Alexander Walewski, French earl/duke/diplomat/Foreign minister, dies
1870 Death Henry TP Comstock, Canadian silver prospector, dies at 50