Tukuk-OS📅 October 27
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 27? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — The Mocking of Christ (pictured) by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.
- 2004 — The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino".
- 1999 — Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, National Assembly speaker Karen Demirchyan, and six others.
Nairi HunanyanArmenian parliament shootingNational Assembly (Armenia)
- 1993 — Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.
Widerøe Flight 744Controlled flight into terrainNamsos Airport
- 1992 — U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen R. Schindler Jr. was killed in Sasebo, Japan, for being gay, which led to the U.S. Armed Forces' "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Petty officer third classMurder of Allen R. Schindler Jr.Sasebo
- 1980 — The Chun Doo-hwan government arrested 153 people related to the Jogye Order, which is considered an abuse of state power.
- 1967 — American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1964 — Actor Ronald Reagan delivered a speech on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, launching his own political career, which culminated in him serving two full terms as U.S. president.
- 1946 — Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim families began in the Indian state of Bihar, resulting in thousands of deaths.
- 1942 — The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
Empire of JapanPyrrhic victoryBattle of the Santa Cruz Islands
- 1914 — World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
- 1913 — A rail workers' strike in Chile escalates into a general strike, organized by the Regional Workers' Federation of Chile.
- 1904 — The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem.
Early history of the IRT subwayNew York City SubwayNew York City Hall
- 1775 — King George III expanded on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.
- 1726 — J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.
Johann Sebastian BachIch will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
- 1726 — In Leipzig, J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, one of the few works that he called a cantata.
LeipzigJohann Sebastian BachIch will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
- 1674 — Franco-Dutch War: French forces surrender the fortress town of Grave to the Dutch army after a three month siege.
Births
- 1999 — Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress
- 1997 — Lonzo Ball, American basketball player
- 1997 — James TW, English singer-songwriter
- 1996 — Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1996 — Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actor
- 1995 — Leon Draisaitl, German ice hockey player
- 1994 — Rasmus Ristolainen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1993 — Troy Gentile, American actor
- 1993 — Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player
- 1992 — Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer
- 1992 — Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1992 — Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player
Deaths
- 2025 — Prunella Scales, English actress (born 1932)
- 2023 — Li Keqiang, premier of China (born 1955)
- 2019 — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (born 1971)
- 2018 — Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Thai businessman, chairman of Leicester City F.C. (born 1958)
- 2016 — Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (born 1915)
- 2015 — Ayerdhal, French author (born 1959)
- 2015 — Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (born 1930)
- 2015 — Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (born 1923)
- 2015 — Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (born 1933)
- 2014 — Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (born 1922)
- 2014 — Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (born 1968)
- 2014 — Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (born 1922)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Abbán
- Christian feast day: Abraham the Poor
- Christian feast day: Gaudiosus of Naples
- Christian feast day: Kaleb of Axum
- Christian feast day: Namatius (Namace)
- Christian feast day: Oran of Iona
- Christian feast day: Thraseas
- Christian feast day: October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia)
- Flag Day (Greece)
- Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in 1979.
Public holidays in Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
- International Religious Freedom Day (United States)
- National Black Cat Day (United Kingdom)
- Navy Day (United States) (unofficial, official date is October 13)
- World Day for Audiovisual Heritage
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