A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on October 27 throughout history.
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Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, or known mononymously as Constantine, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to...
Pinckney's Treaty [Treaty of San Lorenzo] is signed by Spain and the US, establishing the southern boundary of the US and giving Americans the right to navigate the Mississippi River
Black Saturday during the Cuban Missile Crisis: An American spy plane is shot down over Cuba and the navy drops warning depth charges on Soviet submarines
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
British government deregulates financial markets in a "Big Bang," enhancing London's status as a financial capital and increasing income inequality
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age melodrama film, directed by Nicholas Ray.
American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" in NYC
Tiger Woods scores a wire-to-wire 3-stroke win over Hideki Matsuyama at the inaugural Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf & Country Club, tying Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA victories
Theodore Roosevelt, later 26th US President marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday
American baseball legend Connie Mack (47) weds second wife, Katherine Holahan (31), until his death in 1956
American singers Sonny Bono (29) & Cher [Sarkisian] (18) wed, Cher wears bell-bottoms; divorce in 1975
Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Sardinia, officially the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy.
Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.
Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie around 1000 CE, when inhabitants settled at the mouth of the Amstel and began peatland reclamation.
English troops occupy Montalidier, France
Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva
Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
English troops occupy Limerick, Ireland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Warsaw
Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery.
Samuel Williams and the first US astronomical expedition record an eclipse of the sun at Penobscot Bay
The fall of Berlin took place on 24 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.
West Florida (Spanish: Florida Occidental) was a region on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico that underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history.
Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)
Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated
Chatham Rail disaster: gravel train hit by an express train at Baptiste Creek killing 52 people - then North America's worst rail disaster [1]
Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, Netherlands. The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Harlingen and Leeuwarden.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad)
Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota apartment complex opens in NYC
Hurricane hits coast between Savannah, Georgia & Charleston, South Carlolina
1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)
The first section of the New York subway, running from Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem for a fare of one nickel and built by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), opens
The first trial of the so called Eulenberg Affair, which will rock the highest circles of Germany, ends
The King George V-class battleships were a group of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the early 1910s that were sometimes termed super-dreadnoughts.
Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasus V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu.
20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New York, US
The Axeman of New Orleans was an unidentified American serial killer who was active in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, between May 1918 and October 1919.
The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA)
The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union
Frederic Waller (1886 – May 18, 1954) was an American inventor and film pioneer.
Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
SDAP and NVV launches "Plan for Work" in Utrect, Netherlands
Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers characterized by amide linkages, typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups. Nylons are generally brownish in color and can possess a soft texture,...
Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which...
Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation
1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine)
Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%)
Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony, "Three Mysteries," 1st performance with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American...
Mahmut Celâlettin "Celâl" Bayar (16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986) was a Turkish economist and politician who was the president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960.
Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969) was a Pakistani politician and military general who served as the fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as...
Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico
AL admits LA & Washington to the league
1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
WCFT-TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CBS) begins broadcasting
China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
The Baltimore Four were four Catholic peace activists who poured blood on draft files at the Baltimore Customs House to protest the Vietnam War on October 17, 1967.
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968...
Jan Tinbergen]; 12 April 1903 – 9 June 1994) was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed...
Gerard Newe becomes the first Catholic to serve in any Northern Ireland government since 1920; Newe was appointed to try to improve community relations
Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
Amsterdam businessman M Caransa kidnapped
Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds
American Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 km/h
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of...
France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll
Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
Lucas Mangopes Democratic Party wins Bophuthatswana elections
"ET" released to home video (14 million presold)
Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic's first president.
Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of MLB expansion team Colorado Rockies
Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland.
US beats Japan, 21½-14½, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament
Dow Jones Industrial Average crashes 554.26 points (7.18%) to close at 7,161.15; tenth largest percentage decline in the index since 1915
Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six other members
The British ITV Network airs a regional service for the last time in England and Wales, LWT loses its identity completely
The following is a timeline of the 2005 French riots that began Thursday, 27 October 2005.
The banking group BNP Paribas states that Australia is in a risky position with regards to the global financial crisis as foreign liabilities accounted for 60% of the nation's GDP
Royal Australian Navy announces the discovery of the wreck of a World War II submarine, likely Japanese, in Simpson Harbour, Papua New Guinea, during Operation RENDER SAFE
46 people are killed and 123 injured in Iraq after a series of attacks and bombs
18 people are killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
"Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015)
Australian 7-year old mare Winx wins unprecedented fourth consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne; her record 29th-straight win and her 22nd Group 1 racing success
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019.
Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place within all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories between February 1 and June 7, 2016.
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland.
The Myanmar civil war began in 2021 following the military coup on 1 February 2021.
US military sinks four civilian vessels in three strikes of suspected of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean, bringing total to fourteen; fourteen are killed, and lone survivor is left for Mexican authorities to recover - they are unable to do so
Dylan Thomas, Welsh welsh poet and writer, known for welsh poet and writer, was born on 1914-10-27.
John Gotti mobster, known for american mobster, was born on 1940-10-27. John Joseph Gotti Jr. was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is born
Ivan Reitman, Canadian filmmaker, known for canadian filmmaker, was born on 1946-10-27. Ivan Reitman (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer.
John Cleese, English comedian and actor, known for english comedian and actor, was born on 1940-10-27.
Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director, known for italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director, was born on 1953-10-27.
Marla Maples, American actress and television personality, known for american actress and television personality, was born on 1964-10-27.
Scott Weiland, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1967-10-27.
Ralph Kiner, American athlete, known for american baseball player and broadcaster, was born on 1922-10-27.
Patty Sheehan is born
Lonzo Ball, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1998-10-27.
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian statesman, known for italian statesman, was born on 1842-10-27. Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman.
Owen D. Young industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, known for american industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, was born on 1874-10-27. Owen D.
H. R. Haldeman, American political aide and watergate scandal figure, known for american political aide and watergate scandal figure, was born on 1926-10-27.
Edward Lee Howard united states intelligence officer and soviet defector, known for united states intelligence officer and soviet defector, was born on 1951-10-27.
Constantine I (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, or known mononymously as Constantine, was Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to...
Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Sardinia, officially the Autonomous Region of Sardinia, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily, and one of the twenty regions of Italy.
Æthelstan or Athelstan was King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 to 927 and King of the English from 927 to his death in 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder and his first wife, Ecgwynn.
Amsterdam has a long and eventful history. The origins of the city lie around 1000 CE, when inhabitants settled at the mouth of the Amstel and began peatland reclamation.
English troops occupy Montalidier, France
Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva
Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk
English troops occupy Limerick, Ireland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire sign the Peace of Warsaw
Spanish Florida (Spanish: La Florida) was the first major European land-claim and attempted settlement-area in northern America during the European Age of Discovery.
Samuel Williams and the first US astronomical expedition record an eclipse of the sun at Penobscot Bay
Pinckney's Treaty [Treaty of San Lorenzo] is signed by Spain and the US, establishing the southern boundary of the US and giving Americans the right to navigate the Mississippi River
The fall of Berlin took place on 24 October 1806 when the Prussian capital of Berlin was captured by French forces in the aftermath of the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.
West Florida (Spanish: Florida Occidental) was a region on the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico that underwent several boundary and sovereignty changes during its history.
Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution)
Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated
Giovanni Giolitti, Italian statesman, known for italian statesman, was born on 1842-10-27. Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman.
Chatham Rail disaster: gravel train hit by an express train at Baptiste Creek killing 52 people - then North America's worst rail disaster [1]
Franeker is a railway station located in Franeker, Netherlands. The station was opened on 27 October 1863 and is located on the Harlingen–Nieuweschans railway between Harlingen and Leeuwarden.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road, VA (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad)
Owen D. Young industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, known for american industrialist, lawyer, and diplomat, was born on 1874-10-27. Owen D.
Theodore Roosevelt, later 26th US President marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday
Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota apartment complex opens in NYC
Hurricane hits coast between Savannah, Georgia & Charleston, South Carlolina
1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!)
The first section of the New York subway, running from Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem for a fare of one nickel and built by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), opens
The first trial of the so called Eulenberg Affair, which will rock the highest circles of Germany, ends
American baseball legend Connie Mack (47) weds second wife, Katherine Holahan (31), until his death in 1956
The King George V-class battleships were a group of four dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the early 1910s that were sometimes termed super-dreadnoughts.
Dylan Thomas, Welsh welsh poet and writer, known for welsh poet and writer, was born on 1914-10-27.
Battle of Segale: Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasus V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zauditu.
20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New York, US
The Axeman of New Orleans was an unidentified American serial killer who was active in and around New Orleans, Louisiana, between May 1918 and October 1919.
The League of Nations (LN or LoN; French: Société des Nations [sɔsjete de nɑsjɔ̃], SdN) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
1st commemoration of Navy Day (USA)
Ralph Kiner, American athlete, known for american baseball player and broadcaster, was born on 1922-10-27.
The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union
Frederic Waller (1886 – May 18, 1954) was an American inventor and film pioneer.
H. R. Haldeman, American political aide and watergate scandal figure, known for american political aide and watergate scandal figure, was born on 1926-10-27.
Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
SDAP and NVV launches "Plan for Work" in Utrect, Netherlands
Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers characterized by amide linkages, typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups. Nylons are generally brownish in color and can possess a soft texture,...
John Gotti mobster, known for american mobster, was born on 1940-10-27. John Joseph Gotti Jr. was an American mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City.
John Cleese, English comedian and actor, known for english comedian and actor, was born on 1940-10-27.
Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which...
Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation
1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine)
Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%)
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is born
Ivan Reitman, Canadian filmmaker, known for canadian filmmaker, was born on 1946-10-27. Ivan Reitman (October 27, 1946 – February 12, 2022) was a Canadian film director and producer.
Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony, "Three Mysteries," 1st performance with Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra
Edward Lee Howard united states intelligence officer and soviet defector, known for united states intelligence officer and soviet defector, was born on 1951-10-27.
Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director, known for italian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director, was born on 1953-10-27.
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American...
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American coming-of-age melodrama film, directed by Nicholas Ray.
Clark Griffith, American baseball player, manager, and owner, known for american baseball player, manager, and owner, died on 1955-10-27.
Mahmut Celâlettin "Celâl" Bayar (16 May 1883 – 22 August 1986) was a Turkish economist and politician who was the president of Turkey from 1950 to 1960.
Patty Sheehan is born
Iskander Ali Mirza (13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969) was a Pakistani politician and military general who served as the fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as...
Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico
American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" in NYC
AL admits LA & Washington to the league
1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test
Black Saturday during the Cuban Missile Crisis: An American spy plane is shot down over Cuba and the navy drops warning depth charges on Soviet submarines
American singers Sonny Bono (29) & Cher [Sarkisian] (18) wed, Cher wears bell-bottoms; divorce in 1975
The Congo Crisis (French: Crise congolaise) was a period of political upheaval and conflict between 1960 and 1965 in the Republic of the Congo (today the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
Marla Maples, American actress and television personality, known for american actress and television personality, was born on 1964-10-27.
WCFT-TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (CBS) begins broadcasting
China performs nuclear test at Lop Nor, PRC
The Baltimore Four were four Catholic peace activists who poured blood on draft files at the Baltimore Customs House to protest the Vietnam War on October 17, 1967.
Scott Weiland, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1967-10-27.
The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad (Spanish: Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and officially branded as Mexico 1968...
Jan Tinbergen]; 12 April 1903 – 9 June 1994) was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed...
Gerard Newe becomes the first Catholic to serve in any Northern Ireland government since 1920; Newe was appointed to try to improve community relations
Golden Gate National Recreation Area created
1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
Amsterdam businessman M Caransa kidnapped
Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds
American Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 km/h
Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as executive director of...
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
France performs nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll
Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
British government deregulates financial markets in a "Big Bang," enhancing London's status as a financial capital and increasing income inequality
Lucas Mangopes Democratic Party wins Bophuthatswana elections
"ET" released to home video (14 million presold)
Supreme Soviet of Kirghiz SSR chooses Askar Akayev as republic's first president.
Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of MLB expansion team Colorado Rockies
Howard Stern Radio Show begins broadcasting in El Paso, Texas
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland.
US beats Japan, 21½-14½, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament
Dow Jones Industrial Average crashes 554.26 points (7.18%) to close at 7,161.15; tenth largest percentage decline in the index since 1915
Lonzo Ball, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1998-10-27.
Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Parliament Chairman Karen Demirchyan, and six other members
The British ITV Network airs a regional service for the last time in England and Wales, LWT loses its identity completely
The following is a timeline of the 2005 French riots that began Thursday, 27 October 2005.
The banking group BNP Paribas states that Australia is in a risky position with regards to the global financial crisis as foreign liabilities accounted for 60% of the nation's GDP
Royal Australian Navy announces the discovery of the wreck of a World War II submarine, likely Japanese, in Simpson Harbour, Papua New Guinea, during Operation RENDER SAFE
46 people are killed and 123 injured in Iraq after a series of attacks and bombs
18 people are killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan
"Montevallo" debut album by Sam Hunt is released (American Country Countdown Award Digital Album of the Year 2016, Billboard Album of the Year 2015)
Australian 7-year old mare Winx wins unprecedented fourth consecutive Cox Plate at Moonee Valley in Melbourne; her record 29th-straight win and her 22nd Group 1 racing success
Tiger Woods scores a wire-to-wire 3-stroke win over Hideki Matsuyama at the inaugural Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf & Country Club, tying Sam Snead's record of 82 PGA victories
Mauricio Macri is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019.
Presidential primaries and caucuses of the Republican Party took place within all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and five U.S. territories between February 1 and June 7, 2016.
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland.
The Myanmar civil war began in 2021 following the military coup on 1 February 2021.
Li Keqiang dies
US military sinks four civilian vessels in three strikes of suspected of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean, bringing total to fourteen; fourteen are killed, and lone survivor is left for Mexican authorities to recover - they are unable to do so