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On This Day · The 270th day of the year

September 27

September 27's record stretches 941 years, from 1066 to 2007. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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

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What happened on September 27?

September 27 is the 270th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1066 and 2007. Famous people born on September 27 include Grazia Deledda, Daniel Pudil and Dick Advocaat.

Released on September 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie Wormtown

2024

  • Game EA Sports FC 25

2023

  • Game Counter-Strike 2

2022

  • Game Desta: The Memories Between
  • Game Dome Keeper
  • Game Grounded
  • Game Moonscars
  • TV Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty
  • TV The Rookie: Feds

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1066

    William the Conqueror

  2. 1540

    Jesuits

  3. 1822

    Jean-François Champollion

  4. 1875

    Ellen Southard

  5. 1916

    Lij Iyasu

  6. 1940

    World War II

  7. 1941

    SS Patrick Henry

  8. 1964

    BAC TSR-2

  9. 1998

    Google

  10. 2007

    Dawn (spacecraft)

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 27

Grazia Deledda

b. 1871

Daniel Pudil

b. 1985

Dick Advocaat

b. 1947

Lil Wayne

b. 1982

Francesco Totti

b. 1976

Avril Lavigne

b. 1984

Gwyneth Paltrow

b. 1972

Deaths

  • 2005Ronald Golias
  • 1940Walter Benjamin
  • 1940Julius Wagner-Jauregg
  • 1921Engelbert Humperdinck (composer)
  • 1917Edgar Degas
  • 1651Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast days: Adheritus
  • —Christian feast days: Bonfilius
  • —Christian feast days: Caius of Milan
  • —Christian feast days: Vincent de Paul
  • —Christian feast days: Cosmas and Damian
  • —Christian feast days: September 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • —Consumación de la Independencia (Mexico)
  • —French Community Holiday (French community of Belgium)

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