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On This Day · The 300th day of the year

October 27

300 years on from Johann Sebastian Bach, October 27 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where politics and nation-building recur.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneOpal ❀Birth flowerMarigold

Scorpio is the sign for October 27 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see October's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on October 27?

October 27 is the 300th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1275 and 2018. Famous people born on October 27 include Emperor Ai of Tang, Suzy Covey and Stephan El Shaarawy.

Released on October 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game The Séance of Blake Manor

2024

  • Game Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
  • TV Perfect 10 Liners
  • TV Tales of Herding Gods

2023

  • Game Alan Wake II

2022

  • Game Signalis
  • Game Star Ocean: The Divine Force

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1275

    Amsterdam

  2. 1726

    Johann Sebastian Bach

  3. 1775

    George III

  4. 1914

    World War I

  5. 1944

    World War II

  6. 1964

    Ronald Reagan

  7. 1979

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  8. 1991

    Turkmenistan

  9. 1993

    Widerøe Flight 744

  10. 2018

    Leicester City F.C.

Famous birthday twins

Born on October 27

Emperor Ai of Tang

b. 892

Suzy Covey

b. 1939

Stephan El Shaarawy

b. 1992

Maxine Hong Kingston

b. 1940

Roberto Benigni

b. 1952

John Cleese

b. 1939

Fran Lebowitz

b. 1950

Theodore Roosevelt

b. 1858

Deaths

  • 2023Li Keqiang
  • 2013Luigi Magni
  • 2012Terry Callier
  • 1990Ugo Tognazzi
  • 1812Isaac Brock
  • 1605Akbar

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Abbán
  • —Christian feast day: Abraham the Poor
  • —Christian feast day: Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —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: October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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