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October 27th in History

1987: Gilbert McNamee sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker

October 27th birthdays

1728: Captain James Cook, Discoverer of Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand
1782: Niccolo Paganini, Italian composer and violinist
1858: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States
1914: Dylan Thomas, Welsh author and poet
1939: John Cleese, British actor and writer