October 27
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Art and culture
- 1960 - Nouveau Réalisme, "New Realism New Perceptive Approaches of the Real" declaration signed in France
- 2007 - Freddy de Vree, Antiquaire du surréalisme exhibition opens at Antiquariaat Demian in Antwerp.
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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)
- 1927 - Bernard Parmegiani, French electronic or acousmatic composer
- 1932 - Sylvia Plath, United States writer (d. 1963)
- 1939 - John Cleese, British actor and writer
- 1940 - Julius Eastman, African-American music maker and dancer (d. 1990)
- 1975 - Zadie Smith, British novelist
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Deaths
- 1873 - Edward Fitzball, English playwright (b. 1792)
- 1977 - James M. Cain, American novelist (b. 1892)
- 1987 - Jean Hélion, French painter (b. 1904 )
- 1990 - Xavier Cugat, Spanish-born musician (b. 1900)
- 1990 - Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor (b. 1922)
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