Births on October 27

Walt Kuhn

Born on October 27, 1877

Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (d. 1949)

Walter Francis Kuhn (October 27, 1877 – July 13, 1949) was an American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism.

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Events on 1877

10 May

Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romania declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu's Declaration of Independence.
10 Jul

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
5 Oct

Nez Perce people
Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
21 Nov

Phonograph
Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
29 Nov

Phonograph
Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Births on October 27

Walt Kuhn

Born on October 27, 1877

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Mihail Kogălniceanu

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Nez Perce people

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