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October 27, 1957

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Notable Births

Glenn Hoddle

1957Glenn Hoddle, English footballer and manager[โ€ ]

Glenn Hoddle is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and TNT Sports.

Peter Marc Jacobson

1957Peter Marc Jacobson, American actor, director, and producer[โ€ ]

Peter Marc Jacobson is an American television writer, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the executive producer of the popular sitcom The Nanny, which he created and produced with his then-wife, Fran Drescher, who also starred in the series. He was often credited as Peter Marc in his early acting roles.

Notable Deaths

Jim McGirr

1957James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (born 1890)[โ€ ]

James McGirr was an Australian politician. He served as premier of New South Wales from 1947 to 1952, holding office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He led the party to victory at the 1947 and 1950 New South Wales state elections. He was a pharmacist by profession and the younger brother of Patrick and Greg McGirr, who were also members of parliament; Greg also led the ALP briefly but was never premier.

Historical Context for October 27, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[โ€ ]