October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1466 (assumed) - Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch writer and philospher
- 1728 - James Cook, British naval captain
- 1782 - Niccolò Paganini, Italian\ violinist and composer
- 1811 - Isaac Singer, inventor of the sewing machine (+ 1875)
- 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (+ 1919)
- 1872 - Emily Post[?], etiquette authority
- 1912 - Conlon Nancarrow, composer
- 1914 - Dylan Thomas, British poet and writer (+ 1953)
- 1917 - Oliver Tambo[?], leader of the African National Congress
- 1918 - Teresa Wright, actress
- 1923 - Roy Lichtenstein, American artist
- 1924 - Ruby Dee[?], actress
- 1926 - H.R. Haldeman[?], Watergate scandal figure
- 1932 - Sylvia Plath, American poet (+ 1963)
- 1933 - Floyd Cramer[?], musician
- 1939 - John Cleese, British actor, comedian
- 1940 - John Gotti, American mobster (+ 2002)
- 1942 - Lee Greenwood[?], musician
- 1944 - Gerhard Schröder, German politician
- 1946 - Carrie Snodgress, actress
- 1947 - Terry Anderson[?], journalist, Middle Eastern hostage
- 1948 - Berni Wrightson, American artist
- 1950 - Fran Lebowitz[?], writer
- 1952 - Roberto Benigni, Italian actor
- 1953 - Peter Firth[?], actor
- 1958 - Simon Le Bon, musician
- 1967 - Scott Weiland[?], musician ("Stone Temple Pilots")
- 1967 - Matt Drudge, Internet personality
- 1972 - Maria Mutola, Mozambiquan athlete
- 1984 - Kelly Osbourne, American television personality
Deaths:
Holidays:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
October 26 - October 28 - November 27 - September 27 - more historical anniversaries