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October 27

A look at October 27 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Emperor Ai of Tang and Suzy Covey, and the day's notable deaths and observances.

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Events

10 notable moments
  1. 2018

    Leicester City F.C.

    Leicester City F.C. owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash along with four others after a Premier League match against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England.

    Association football club in
  2. 1993

    Widerøe Flight 744

    Widerøe Flight 744 crashes in Overhalla Municipality, Norway, killing six people.

    1993 aviation accident in
  3. 1991

    Turkmenistan

    Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.

    Country in Central Asia
  4. 1979

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

    History
  5. 1964

    Ronald Reagan

    Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".

    President of the United
  6. 1944

    World War II

    World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.

    1939–1945 global conflict
  7. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: The new British battleship HMS Audacious is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser Berlin.

    1914–1918 global conflict
  8. 1775

    George III

    King George III expands on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.

    King of Great Britain
  9. 1726

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.

    German composer (1685–1750)
  10. 1275

    Amsterdam

    Traditional founding of the city of Amsterdam.

    Capital and largest city
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Famous birthday twins

Born on October 27

Emperor Ai of Tang

b. 892

Chinese emperor

Suzy Covey

b. 1939

American scholar and academic

Stephan El Shaarawy

b. 1992

Italian footballer

Maxine Hong Kingston

b. 1940

American author and academic

Roberto Benigni

b. 1952

Italian actor, director, and screenwriter

John Cleese

b. 1939

English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer

Fran Lebowitz

b. 1950

American author

Theodore Roosevelt

b. 1858

American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths

  • 2023Li Keqiang, premier of China
  • 2013Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter
  • 2012Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1990Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1812Isaac Brock, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
  • 1605Akbar, Mughal emperor

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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