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Pre-1600

* 312 – Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. *
1275 Year 1275 ( MCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Neopatras: Emperor Michael VIII (Palaiologos) assembles a Byzantin ...
– Traditional founding of the city of
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
. * 1524 – French troops lay siege to Pavia. * 1553 – Condemned as a heretic,
Michael Servetus Michael Servetus (; es, Miguel Serveto as real name; french: Michel Servet; also known as ''Miguel Servet'', ''Miguel de Villanueva'', ''Revés'', or ''Michel de Villeneuve''; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish th ...
is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.


1601–1900

* 1644Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War. * 1682
Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
is founded in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. * 1775 – King George III expands on his
Proclamation of Rebellion The Proclamation of Rebellion, officially titled A Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition, was the response of George III to the news of the Battle of Bunker Hill at the outset of the American Revolution. Issued on 23 August 1775, ...
in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. * 1795 – The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S. *
1806 Events January–March * January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. * January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...
– The French Army under Napoleon enters Berlin following the Prussian defeat at the
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt (; older spelling: ''Auerstädt'') were fought on 14 October 1806 on the plateau west of the river Saale in today's Germany, between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prus ...
. * 1810 – United States annexes the former Spanish colony of West Florida. *
1838 Events January–March * January 10 – A fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. * January 11 – At Morristown, New Jersey, Samuel Morse, Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale give the first public demonstration o ...
– Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be killed. *
1870 Events January–March * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Br ...
– Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.


1901–present

* 1904 – The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line. * 1907 – Fifteen people are killed in Hungary when gendarmes opened fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration. * 1914
World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
: The new British battleship HMS ''Audacious'' is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser ''Berlin''. * 1916 – Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I. *
1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
– A
referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a Direct democracy, direct vote by the Constituency, electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a Representative democr ...
in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union. *
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
– The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union. * 1930 – Ratifications exchanged in London for the first
London Naval Treaty The London Naval Treaty, officially the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament, was an agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, and the United States that was signed on 22 April 1930. Seeking to address is ...
go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories. * 1936 – Mrs Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne. *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
: German forces capture
Banská Bystrica Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica ...
during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end. *
1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. 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 brigadier general in the USAF. On December 9, 1998, ...
becomes the first
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
general in the
United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Si ...
. *
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
– Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier. *
1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
– NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in Mission Saturn-Apollo 1. * 1962 – Major
Rudolf Anderson Rudolf Anderson Jr. (September 15, 1927 – October 27, 1962) was an American and United States Air Force major and pilot. He was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoratio ...
of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the
Cuban Missile Crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis (of 1962) ( es, Crisis de Octubre) in Cuba, the Caribbean Crisis () in Russia, or the Missile Scare, was a 35-day (16 October – 20 November 1962) confrontation between the United S ...
when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile. * 1962 – By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship, Vasily Arkhipov averts nuclear war. * 1964
Ronald Reagan Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
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 "A Time for Choosing", also known as "The Speech", was a speech presented during the 1964 U.S. presidential election campaign by future president Ronald Reagan on behalf of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater. 'A Time For Choosing' launched R ...
". * 1967 – Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the 'Baltimore Four' protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records. *
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...
– The
Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
is renamed Zaire. * 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Se ...
gains its independence from the United Kingdom. * 1981 – Cold War: The runs aground on the east coast of Sweden. *
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
– The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the
Big Bang The Big Bang event is a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature. Various cosmological models of the Big Bang explain the evolution of the observable universe from the ...
. * 1988 – Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new
U.S. Embassy in Moscow The Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Russian Federation. The current embassy compound is in the Presnensky District of Moscow, across the street from the White Ho ...
due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure. * 1991
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the s ...
achieves independence from the Soviet Union. *
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...
– United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "
Don't ask, don't tell "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) was the official United States policy on military service of non-heterosexual people, instituted during the Clinton administration. The policy was issued under Department of Defense Directive 1304.26 on Decembe ...
" military policy. *
1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nels ...
Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified. *
1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
– Former Prime Minister of Italy
Bettino Craxi Benedetto "Bettino" Craxi ( , , ; 24 February 1934 – 19 January 2000) was an Italian politician, leader of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) from 1976 to 1993, and the 45th prime minister of Italy from 1983 to 1987. He was the first PSI membe ...
is convicted ''in absentia'' of corruption. *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– The
1997 Asian financial crisis The Asian financial crisis was a period of financial crisis that gripped much of East Asia and Southeast Asia beginning in July 1997 and raised fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion. However, the recovery in 1998– ...
causes a
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in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
– Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others. *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...
– Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days. * 2017
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the no ...
declares independence from
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
. *
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
– A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 and injuring six, including four police officers. * 2018 –
Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Leicester in the East Midlands of England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home m ...
owner
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ( th, วิชัย ศรีวัฒนประภา;} born Vichai Raksriaksorn, th, วิชัย รักศรีอักษร; 4 April 1958 – 27 October 2018) was a Thai billionaire businessman and th ...
dies in a helicopter crash along with four others after a
Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
match against West Ham United at the
King Power Stadium King Power Stadium (also known as the Leicester City Stadium due to UEFA sponsorship regulations and formerly known as the Walkers Stadium) is a football stadium in Leicester, England. It has been the home of Premier League club Leicester City ...
in Leicester, England. *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic ter ...
founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi kills himself and three children by detonating a suicide vest during the U.S. military Barisha raid in northwestern
Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...
.


Births


Pre-1600

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892 Year 892 ( DCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Poppo II, duke of Thuringia (Central Germany), is deposed by King Arnu ...
Emperor Ai of Tang, Chinese emperor (d. 908) *
921 __NOTOC__ Year 921 ( CMXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March – Battle of Pegae: Bulgarian forces under ''kavhan'' (first ...
Chai Rong Chai Rong () (27 October 921 – 27 July 959), later known as Guo Rong (), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ...
, Chinese emperor (d. 959) * 1156
Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse Raymond VI ( oc, Ramon; October 27, 1156 – August 2, 1222) was Count of Toulouse and Marquis of Provence from 1194 to 1222. He was also Count of Melgueil (as Raymond IV) from 1173 to 1190. Early life Raymond was born at Saint-Gilles, Gard, ...
(d. 1222) * 1335
Taejo of Joseon Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), born Yi Seong-gye (), was the founder and first ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After ascending to the throne, he changed his name to Yi Dan (), and reigned from 1392 to 1398. He was ...
(d. 1408) *
1401 Year 1401 ( MCDI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–December * January 6 – Rupert, King of Germany, is crowned King of the Romans at Cologne. * ...
Catherine of Valois Catherine of Valois or Catherine of France (27 October 1401 – 3 January 1437) was Queen of England from 1420 until 1422. A daughter of Charles VI of France, she was married to Henry V of England and gave birth to his heir Henry VI of Englan ...
(d. 1437) * 1561Mary Sidney, English writer, patroness and translator (d. 1621) * 1572Marie Elisabeth of France, French princess (d. 1578)


1601–1900

* 1615
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (Dresden, 27 October 1615 – Merseburg, 18 October 1691), was the first duke of Saxe-Merseburg and a member of the House of Wettin. He was the sixth (third surviving) son of Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony, a ...
, (d. 1691) *
1661 Events January–March * January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them. * January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a British ...
Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (d. 1728) * 1703
Johann Gottlieb Graun Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702/1703 – 28 October 1771) was a German Baroque/ Classical era composer and violinist, born in Wahrenbrück. His brother Carl Heinrich was a singer and also a composer, and is the better known of the two. Johann Gottli ...
, German violinist and composer (d. 1771) * 1744Mary Moser, English painter and academic (d. 1819) * 1760August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831) *
1765 Events January–March * January 23 – Prince Joseph of Austria marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. * January 29 – One week before his death, Mir Jafar, who had been enthroned as the Nawab of Bengal and ru ...
Nancy Storace Anna (or Ann) Selina Storace (; 27 October 176524 August 1817), known professionally as Nancy Storace, was an English operatic soprano. The role of Susanna in Mozart's ''Le nozze di Figaro'' was written for and first performed by her. Born in L ...
, English soprano (d. 1817) * 1782Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840) *
1806 Events January–March * January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. * January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...
Juan Seguín Juan Nepomuceno Seguín (October 27, 1806 – August 27, 1890) was a Spanish-Tejano political and military figure of the Texas Revolution who helped to establish the independence of Texas. Numerous places and institutions are named in his hon ...
, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st
Mayor of San Antonio The following is a list of mayors of San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio operates under a council–manager form of government.Kriston CappsWhy Julián Castro's Record as Mayor of San Antonio Doesn't Necessarily Tell Us Much About His Future at HUD ...
(d. 1890) * 1811
Stevens T. Mason Stevens Thomson Mason (October 27, 1811 – January 4, 1843) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Michigan from 1835 to 1840. Coming to political prominence at an early age, Mason was appointed his territory's ...
, American lawyer and politician, 1st
Governor of Michigan The governor of Michigan is the head of state, head of government, and chief executive of the U.S. state of Michigan. The current governor is Gretchen Whitmer, a member of the Democratic Party, who was inaugurated on January 1, 2019, as the s ...
(d. 1843) * 1811 –
Isaac Singer Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-n ...
, American actor and businessman, founded the
Singer Corporation Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Singer, Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward Cabot Clark, Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing mac ...
(d. 1875) * 1814
Daniel H. Wells Daniel Hanmer Wells (October 27, 1814 – March 24, 1891) was an American apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the 3rd mayor of Salt Lake City. Biography Early life Wells was born in Trenton, New Yor ...
, American religious leader and politician, 3rd
Mayor of Salt Lake City This is a list of mayors of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Salt Lake City was incorporated on January 6, 1851. The mayor of Salt Lake City is a non-partisan position. See also * Mayoral elections in Salt Lake City References * Harold Schindler, ...
(d. 1891) *
1838 Events January–March * January 10 – A fire destroys Lloyd's Coffee House and the Royal Exchange in London. * January 11 – At Morristown, New Jersey, Samuel Morse, Alfred Vail and Leonard Gale give the first public demonstration o ...
John Davis Long, American lawyer and politician, 34th
United States Secretary of the Navy The secretary of the Navy (or SECNAV) is a statutory officer () and the head (chief executive officer) of the Department of the Navy, a military department (component organization) within the United States Department of Defense. By law, the se ...
(d. 1915) * 1842
Giovanni Giolitti Giovanni Giolitti (; 27 October 1842 – 17 July 1928) was an Italian statesman. He was the Prime Minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. After Benito Mussolini, he is the second-longest serving Prime Minister in Italian history. A p ...
, Italian politician, 13th
Prime Minister of Italy The Prime Minister of Italy, officially the President of the Council of Ministers ( it, link=no, Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri), is the head of government of the Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is ...
(d. 1928) *
1844 In the Philippines, it was the only leap year with 365 days, as December 31 was skipped when 1845 began after December 30. Events January–March * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives ...
Klas Pontus Arnoldson Klas Pontus Arnoldson (27 October 1844 – 20 February 1916) was a Swedish author, journalist, politician, and committed pacifist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908 with Fredrik Bajer. He was a founding member of the Swedish Pea ...
, Swedish journalist and politician,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
laureate (d. 1916) * 1854William Alexander Smith, Scottish religious leader, founded the Boys' Brigade (d. 1914) * 1858Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th
Premier of Tasmania The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of ...
(d. 1935) * 1858 –
Saitō Makoto Viscount was a Japanese naval officer and politician. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"Saitō Makoto"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 809. Upon distinguishing himself during his command of two cruisers in the First Sino-Japanese War, Saitō ros ...
, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th
Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan ( Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of S ...
(d. 1936) * 1858 –
Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26t ...
, American colonel and politician, 26th
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal gove ...
,
Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
laureate (d. 1919) *
1865 Events January–March * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War : Second Battle of Fort Fisher ...
Charles Spencelayh Charles Spencelayh (October 27, 1865 – June 25, 1958) was an English genre painter and portraitist in the Academic style. Spencelayh was born in Rochester in Kent, and first studied at the National Art Training School, South Kensington. He ...
, English painter and academic (d. 1958) * 1868
William Gillies William Gillies (1865–1932) was a Scottish patriot and a socialist. He helped to form the Scots National League, which joined with other bodies to form the National Party of Scotland, which in turn evolved into the Scottish National Party (SNP ...
, Australian politician, 21st
Premier of Queensland The premier of Queensland is the head of government in the Australian state of Queensland. By convention the premier is the leader of the party with a parliamentary majority in the unicameral Legislative Assembly of Queensland. The premier is ap ...
(d. 1928) *
1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great ...
Walt Kuhn, American painter and academic (d. 1949) * 1877 – George Thompson, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1943) * 1884Shirō Takasu, Japanese admiral (d. 1944) *
1885 Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 &n ...
Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish painter (d. 1948) *
1890 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa. ** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River. * January 2 ** The steamship '' ...
Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (d. 1974) * 1894Agda Helin, Swedish actress (d. 1984) * 1894 – Oliver Leese, English-Welsh general (d. 1978) * 1894 –
Fritz Sauckel Ernst Friedrich Christoph "Fritz" Sauckel (27 October 1894 – 16 October 1946) was a German Nazi politician, ''Gauleiter'' of Gau Thuringia from 1927 and the General Plenipotentiary for Labour Deployment (''Arbeitseinsatz'') from March 1942 unti ...
, German sailor and politician (d. 1946)


1901–present

* 1904Riho Lahi, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995) * 1906
Peter Blume Peter Blume (27 October 1906 – 30 November 1992) was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, Precisionism, Parisian Purism, Cubism, and Surrealism. Biography Blume, born in Smarhon, Russian Empire to a J ...
, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor (d. 1992) * 1906 – Earle Cabell, American banker and politician,
Mayor of Dallas The Mayor of the City of Dallas is the head of the Dallas City Council. The current mayor is Eric Johnson, who has served one term since 2019 and is the 62nd mayor to serve the position. Dallas operates under a weak-mayor system, and a board- ...
(d. 1975) * 1906 – Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer and educator (d. 2010) * 1908Lee Krasner, American painter (d. 1984) * 1910Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1963) * 1910 –
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (27 October 1910 – 12 January 2000) was an American chemical engineer who designed the first commercial penicillin production plant. She was the first female member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
, American chemical engineer (d. 2000) * 1913Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (d. 2016) * 1913 – Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1971) * 1914Ahmet Kireççi, Turkish wrestler (d. 1979) * 1914 –
Dylan Thomas Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems " Do not go gentle into that good night" and " And death shall have no dominion", as well as the "play for voices" ''Und ...
, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953) * 1915Harry Saltzman, Canadian-French production manager and producer (d. 1994) * 1917
Augustine Harris Bishop Augustine Harris (27 October 1917 – 30 August 2007) was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Middlesbrough and former Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool. Thomas Augustine Harris was born in West Derby, a suburb of Liverpool, and was educated at St. Ce ...
, English bishop (d. 2007) * 1917 –
Oliver Tambo Oliver Reginald Kaizana Tambo (27 October 191724 April 1993) was a South African anti-apartheid politician and revolutionary who served as President of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1967 to 1991. Biography Higher education Oliv ...
, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993) *
1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the events ...
Mihkel Mathiesen Mihkel Mathiesen (27 October 1918 – 28 November 2003) was an Estonian statesman. Mihkel Mathiesen was born in Pärivere, Are Parish (now, Tori Parish), Pärnu County Pärnu County ( et, Pärnu maakond or ''Pärnumaa''; german: Kreis P ...
, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003) * 1918 – Teresa Wright, American actress and singer (d. 2005) *
1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
Nanette Fabray, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018) * 1920 – K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th
President of India The president of India ( IAST: ) is the head of state of the Republic of India. The president is the nominal head of the executive, the first citizen of the country, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. Droupadi Murm ...
(d. 2005) *
1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' bre ...
Warren Allen Smith Warren Allen Smith (October 27, 1921 – January 9, 2017) was an American writer, humanist and gay rights activist. A World War II veteran and an outspoken atheist, he dubbed himself as "the atheist in a foxhole". Biography From 1942 to 1946, ...
, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2017) *
1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...
Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998) * 1922 –
Ruby Dee Ruby Dee (October 27, 1922 – June 11, 2014) was an American actress, poet, playwright, screenwriter, journalist, and civil rights activist. She originated the role of "Ruth Younger" in the stage and film versions of '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (1 ...
, American actress and poet (d. 2014) * 1922 – Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright (d. 2016) * 1922 –
Ralph Kiner Ralph McPherran Kiner (October 27, 1922 – February 6, 2014) was an American Major League Baseball player and broadcaster. An outfielder, Kiner played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Cleveland Indians from 1946 through 1955. Foll ...
, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014) * 1923
Roy Lichtenstein Roy Fox Lichtenstein (; October 27, 1923 – September 29, 1997) was an American pop artist. During the 1960s, along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist among others, he became a leading figure in the new art movement. ...
, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997) * 1923 –
Ned Wertimer Edward "Ned" Wertimer (October 27, 1923 – January 2, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Ralph Hart, the doorman on the sitcom ''The Jeffersons''. Life and career Early years Wertimer was born on October 27, 1923, in ...
, American actor (d. 2013) *
1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...
Bonnie Lou, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015) * 1925
Warren Christopher Warren Minor Christopher (October 27, 1925March 18, 2011) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician. During Bill Clinton's first term as president, he served as the 63rd United States Secretary of State. Born in Scranton, North Dakota, ...
, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 63rd
United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...
(d. 2011) * 1925 – Jane Connell, American actress and singer (d. 2013) * 1925 – Paul Fox, English broadcaster * 1925 –
Monica Sims Monica Louie Sims (27 October 1925 – 20 November 2018) was a British BBC Radio producer who became Head of Children's Programmes, BBC Television then Controller of BBC Radio 4. She was also a Vice-President of the British Board of Film Cl ...
, English radio host and producer (d. 2018) * 1926
Boris Chetkov Boris Alexandrovitch Chetkov (russian: Борис Александрович Четков; 27 October 1926–6 September 2010) was a Russian painter and glass artist known for his vivid works which range across genres but can be loosely alig ...
, Russian painter (d. 2010) * 1926 –
Henri Fertet Henri Claude Fertet (27 October 1926 – 26 September 1943) was a French Student, schoolboy and Resistance during World War II, resistance fighter who was executed by the Wehrmacht, German occupying forces during World War II. He was posthumousl ...
,
French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...
fighter (d. 1943) * 1926 – H. R. Haldeman, American businessman and diplomat, 4th White House Chief of Staff (d. 1993) * 1926 – Takumi Shibano, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010) *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...
Dominick Argento Dominick Argento (October 27, 1927 – February 20, 2019) was an American composer known for his lyric operatic and choral music. Among his best known pieces are the operas ''Postcard from Morocco'', '' Miss Havisham's Fire'', ''The Masque of An ...
, American composer and educator (d. 2019) *
1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...
Gilles Vigneault, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet * 1929Myra Carter, American actress (d. 2016) * 1929 – Bill George, American football player (d. 1982) * 1929 – Maurice Robert Johnston, English general and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or are ...
* 1930
Leo Baxendale Joseph Leo Baxendale (27 October 1930 – 23 April 2017) was an English cartoonist and publisher. Baxendale wrote and drew several titles. Among his best-known creations are the '' Beano'' strips '' Little Plum'', ''Minnie the Minx'', ''The Bas ...
, English cartoonist (d. 2017) * 1930 – Barry Supple, English historian and academic *
1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...
Nawal El Saadawi Nawal El Saadawi ( ar, نوال السعداوي, , 22 October 1931 – 21 March 2021) was an Egyptian feminist writer, activist and physician. She wrote many books on the subject of women in Islam, paying particular attention to the practice of ...
, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author (d. 2021) * 1931 –
Anatoliy Zayaev Anatoliy Zayaev (October 27, 1931 – December 18, 2012) was a Soviet football player and a Ukrainian coach. Merited Coach of Ukraine. Biography Zayaev was born in Simferopol in a big assyrian family. Participant of World War II. His father w ...
, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2012) *
1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
Jean-Pierre Cassel Jean-Pierre Cassel (born Jean-Pierre Crochon; 27 October 1932 – 19 April 2007) was a French actor. Early life Cassel was born Jean-Pierre Crochon in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, the son of Louise-Marguerite (née Fabrègue), an opera si ...
, French actor (d. 2007) * 1932 –
Harry Gregg Henry Gregg, (27 October 1932 – 16 February 2020), was a Northern Irish professional footballer and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Manchester United during the reign of Sir Matt Busby, with a total of 247 appearances for the club. He ...
, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2020) * 1932 – Dolores Moore, American baseball player (d. 2000) * 1932 –
Sylvia Plath Sylvia Plath (; October 27, 1932 – February 11, 1963) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, ''The ...
, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1963) *
1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...
Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "half step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signature ...
, American singer and pianist (d. 1997) * 1933 –
Ryō Hanmura was a Japanese science fiction, fantasy, and Horror fiction, horror author. His name is alternatively transliterated as Ryō Hammura. While he wrote books as Ryō Hanmura his real name was . He won the first Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature for ...
, Japanese author (d. 2002) *
1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
Giorgos Konstantinou, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter *
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...
Maurício de Sousa Mauricio Araújo de Sousa (; born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books named "Turma da Mônica" or "Monica's Gang (Currently known as: M ...
, Brazilian journalist and cartoonist * 1935 –
Charlie Tagawa Charlie Tagawa (October 27, 1935 – July 30, 2017) was a Japanese-born American musical entertainer and banjoist. In a music career spanned seven decades, he was regarded as one of the best contemporary four-string banjo players. He performed r ...
, Japanese-American banjo player and educator (d. 2017) * 1936
Neil Sheehan Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan (October 27, 1936 – January 7, 2021) was an American journalist. As a reporter for ''The New York Times'' in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified ''Pentagon Papers'' from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles reve ...
, American journalist and author *
1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...
Lara Parker Mary Lamar Rickey (born October 27, 1938), better known as Lara Parker, is an American television, stage, and film actress known for her role as Angelique on the ABC-TV serial ''Dark Shadows'' which aired from 1966 to 1971. Early life Parker ...
, American actress and author *
1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...
John Cleese John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...
, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer * 1939 – Suzy Covey, American scholar and academic (d. 2007) * 1939 –
Dallas Frazier Dallas Frazier (October 27, 1939 – January 14, 2022) was an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma, on October 27, 1939, but was raised in Bakersfie ...
, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2022) *
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...
John Gotti John Joseph Gotti Jr.Capeci, Mustain (1996), pp. 25–26 (, ; October 27, 1940 – June 10, 2002) was an American gangster and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. He ordered and helped to orchestrate the murder of Gambino boss ...
, American mob boss (d. 2002) * 1940 –
Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston (; born Maxine Ting Ting Hong;Huntley, E. D. (2001). ''Maxine Hong Kingston: A Critical Companion'', p. 1. October 27, 1940) is an American novelist. She is a Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, wher ...
, American author and academic *
1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...
Dave Costa, American football player (d. 2013) * 1941 –
Warren Ryan Warren Redman Ryan (born 27 October 1941) is an Australian former professional rugby league football coach and player. He is considered one of the most influential rugby league coaches of the 20th century. Ryan also played in the NSWRFL Premie ...
, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster * 1941 –
Dick Trickle Richard Leroy Trickle (October 27, 1941 – May 16, 2013) was an American race car driver. He raced for decades around the short tracks of Wisconsin, winning many championships along the way. Trickle competed in the ASA, ARTGO, ARCA, All ...
, American race car driver (d. 2013) *
1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Lee Greenwood Melvin Lee Greenwood (born October 27, 1942) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He also plays the saxophone. Active since 1962, he has released more than 20 major-label albums and has charted more than 35 singles on the ''Billboa ...
, American singer-songwriter * 1942 –
Janusz Korwin-Mikke Janusz Ryszard Korwin-Mikke (; born 27 October 1942), also known by his initials JKM or simply as Korwin, is a Polish far-right politician, paleolibertarian and author. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2018. He was the ...
, Polish journalist and politician *
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...
Carmen Argenziano Carmen Antimo Argenziano (October 27, 1943February 10, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in over 73 movies and around 100 television movies or episodes. He was best known for playing Jacob Carter on ''Stargate SG-1''. He had recurring role ...
, American actor and producer (d. 2019) * 1943 –
Jerry Rook Jerry G. Rook (October 27, 1943 – August 25, 2019) was an American basketball player, best known for his success at Arkansas State University. He played one season for the New Orleans Buccaneers in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Hi ...
, American basketball player and coach *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...
J. A. Jance Judith Ann (J. A.) Jance (born October 27, 1944) is an American author of mystery novels. She writes three series of novels, centering on retired Seattle Police Department Detective J. P. Beaumont, Arizona County Sheriff Joanna Brady, and for ...
, American author and poet *
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which nuclear weapons have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. Januar ...
Arild Andersen Arild Andersen (born 27 October 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician bassist, known as the most famous Norwegian bass player in the international jazz scene. Career Andersen was born at Strømmen, Norway. He started his musical career as jazz g ...
, Norwegian bassist and composer * 1945 –
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Party, ...
, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35th
President of Brazil The president of Brazil ( pt, Presidente do Brasil), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil ( pt, Presidente da República Federativa do Brasil) or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head o ...
* 1945 –
Carrie Snodgress Caroline Louise Snodgress (October 27, 1945 – April 1, 2004) was an American actress. She is best remembered for her role in the film ''Diary of a Mad Housewife'' (1970), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award as w ...
, American actress (d. 2004) *
1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
Peter Martins Peter Martins (born 27 October 1946) is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. Martins was a principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet and with the New York City Ballet, where he joined George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, and John Taras as ...
, Danish dancer and choreographer * 1946 –
Steven R. Nagel Steven Ray Nagel (October 27, 1946 – August 21, 2014), (Colonel (United States), Col, United States Air Force, USAF), was an American astronaut, Aeronautical engineering, aeronautical and Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineer, test pilot, ...
, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2014) * 1946 –
Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian filmmaker. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Film ...
, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2022) *
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...
Kevin Borich Kevin Nicholas Borich (born 27 October 1948, Huapai, North Island, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of The La De Das, the leader of Kevin Borich Express, and a founding memb ...
, New Zealand-Australian guitarist and songwriter *
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...
Garry Tallent Garry Wayne Tallent (born October 27, 1949), sometimes billed as Garry W. Tallent, is an American musician and record producer, best known for being bass player and founding member of the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen's primary backing band si ...
, American bass player and record producer *
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...
Michael Driscoll, English economist and academic * 1950 –
Fran Lebowitz Frances Ann Lebowitz (; born October 27, 1950) is an American author, public speaker, and occasional actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association ...
, American author * 1950 – Július Šupler, Slovak ice hockey player and coach * 1950 –
A. N. Wilson Andrew Norman Wilson (born 27 October 1950)"A. N. Wilson"
''Encyclopædia Britannica''.
, English journalist, historian, and author *
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...
K. K. Downing Kenneth Keith Downing Jr. (born 27 October 1951) is an English guitarist and a former member of the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Early life and career Downing was born in West Bromwich, West Midlands. In the late 1960s, he developed a p ...
, English guitarist and songwriter * 1951 –
Carlos Frenk Carlos Silvestre Frenk (born 27 October 1951) is a Mexican-British cosmologist and the Ogden Professor of Fundamental Physics at Durham University.University of Durham Department of PhysicsResearch in the Department: Status and Outlook March ...
, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic * 1951 –
Nancy Jacobs Nancy Jacobs (born October 27, 1951 in West Virginia) is a former Maryland State Senator representing District 34. Early life, education, and early career Jacobs attended Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, West Virginia. After high school, ...
, American politician * 1951 –
Jayne Kennedy Jayne Kennedy Overton (née Harrison; born October 27, 1951) is an American television personality, actress, model, corporate spokeswoman, producer, writer, public speaker, philanthropist, and sports broadcaster. Personal life Jayne Kennedy g ...
, American model, actress, and sportscaster *
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), f ...
, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter * 1952 –
Francis Fukuyama Francis Yoshihiro Fukuyama (; born October 27, 1952) is an American political scientist, political economist, international relations scholar and writer. Fukuyama is known for his book ''The End of History and the Last Man'' (1992), which argue ...
, American political scientist, economist, and author * 1952 – Atsuyoshi Furuta, Japanese footballer * 1952 –
Topi Sorsakoski Pekka Erkki Juhani Tammilehto (27 October 1952 – 13 August 2011), better known by his stage name Topi Sorsakoski, was a Finnish singer. His father was Finnish tango singer Yrjö Johannes "Tapio" Tammilehto. Career Sorsakoski started his care ...
, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2011) *
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
Peter Firth Peter Macintosh Firth (born 27 October 1953) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Sir Harry Pearce in the BBC One programme '' Spooks''; he is the only actor to have appeared in every episode of the programme's ten-series lif ...
, English actor * 1953 –
Robert Picardo Robert Alphonse Picardo (born October 27, 1953) is an American actor. He is best known for playing the Cowboy in ''Innerspace'', Coach Cutlip on ''The Wonder Years'', Captain Dick Richard on the ABC series ''China Beach'', the Doctor on '' Star ...
, American actor, director, and screenwriter *
1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...
Jan Duursema Jan Duursema (born October 27, 1954) is an American comics artist known for her work on the ''Star Wars'' comics franchise. She is the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quinlan Vos. Career ...
, American illustrator * 1954 – Mike Kelley, American artist and musician (d. 2012) * 1954 –
Chris Tavaré Christopher James Tavaré (;), (born 27 October 1954) is a retired English international cricketer who played in 31 Test matches and 29 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1989. His style of play was characterised by long periods at the cr ...
, English cricketer and biologist *
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
Debra Bowen Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 200 ...
, American lawyer and politician, 31st
Secretary of State of California The secretary of state of California is the chief clerk of the U.S. state of California, overseeing a department of 500 people. The secretary of state is elected for four year terms, like the state's other constitutional officers; the officeho ...
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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
Patty Sheehan Patty Sheehan (born October 27, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1980 and won six major championships and 35 LPGA Tour events in all. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Sheehan also ...
, American golfer * 1956 –
Babis Tsertos Haralambos (Babis) Tsertos (Greek: Μπάμπης Τσέρτος; born October 27, 1956) is a Greek musician. His sister is the singer Nadia Karagianni and his father was also a musician who played the mandolin. At the age of 17, he settled per ...
, Greek singer-songwriter and
bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...
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1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
Glenn Hoddle Glenn Hoddle (born 27 October 1957) is an English former football player and manager. He currently works as a television pundit and commentator for ITV Sport and BT Sport. He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea and Swi ...
, English footballer and manager * 1957 –
Peter Marc Jacobson Peter Marc Jacobson (born October 27, 1957) is an American television writer, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the showrunner of the popular sitcom '' The Nanny'', which he created and produced with his then-wife, Fran Dre ...
, American actor, director, and producer *
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
Gordon Cowans Gordon Sidney Cowans (born 27 October 1958) is an English retired football player and coach. Cowans started his career at Aston Villa as an apprentice in 1974, and signed as a professional in 1976. During his time at Aston Villa, he won the Le ...
, English footballer * 1958 –
David Hazeltine David Perry Hazeltine (born October 27, 1958) is an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator. Early life Hazeltine was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on October 27, 1958. He began studying the piano at the age of nine, and first pe ...
, American pianist and composer * 1958 –
Simon Le Bon Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is a British singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British ...
, English singer-songwriter * 1958 –
Jonathan Shapiro Jonathan Shapiro (born 27 October 1958) is a South African cartoonist, known as Zapiro, whose work appears in numerous South African publications and has been exhibited internationally on many occasions. He is the nephew of British magician ...
, South African political cartoonist who uses the pseudonym Zapiro * 1958 –
Felix Wurman Felix Wurman (October 27, 1958December 26, 2009) was an American cellist and composer. Early years Wurman was the son of Hans Wurman, a Jewish composer and pianist who had escaped from Austria during the Anschluss period of Nazi rule. His broth ...
, American cellist and composer (d. 2009) *
1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
Rick Carlisle Richard Preston Carlisle ( ; born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detro ...
, American basketball player and coach *
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
Tom Nieto Thomas Andrew Nieto (born October 27, 1960) is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, and Philadelphia Phillies. Nieto is formerly t ...
, American baseball player, coach, and manager *
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
David Hall, Australian horse trainer * 1963 –
Marla Maples Marla Ann Maples (born October 27, 1963) is an American actress, television personality, model, singer and presenter. She was the second wife of Donald Trump. They married in 1993, two months after the birth of their daughter Tiffany, and div ...
, American model and actress * 1963 –
Tom McKean Thomas McKean (born 27 October 1963) is a British former middle-distance runner. He is a former world and European indoor 800 metres champion. Outdoors, McKean has medalled twice each at European and Commonwealth level. Athletics career McKean ...
, Scottish runner * 1964Mary T. Meagher, American swimmer * 1964 – Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer and sportscaster * 1964 – Ian Wells, English footballer (d. 2013) *
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
Mohan Kapoor Mohan Kapur (born 27 October 1965) is an Indian actor, voice artist and television host who works predominantly in Hindi films and television. Career Mohan is famous for being the first South Asian host of the first South Asian original progra ...
, Indian television and film actor *
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
Steve Almond Steve Almond (born October 27, 1966) is an American short-story writer, essayist and author of ten books, three of which are self-published. Life Almond was raised in Palo Alto, California, graduated from Henry M. Gunn High School and received ...
, American author and educator * 1966 –
Kit Malthouse Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British politician and businessman who served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as C ...
, English accountant and politician * 1966 – Hege Nerland, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2007) * 1966 –
Masanobu Takashima is a Japanese film and television actor. Career He has appeared in over 20 television productions and ten films in Japan and other countries as well. Takashima appeared as Daisuke Matoba in the 2008 film '' L: Change the World'' (also known a ...
, Japanese actor * 1967
Simone Moro Simone Moro (born 27 October 1967 in Bergamo) is an Italian alpinist known for having made first winter ascents of four of the fourteen eight-thousanders: Shishapangma in 2005, Makalu in 2009, Gasherbrum II in 2011, and Nanga Parbat in 2016. He ...
, Italian mountaineer and pilot * 1967 – Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer and manager * 1967 –
Scott Weiland Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots from 1 ...
, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015) *
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
Dileep Gopalakrishnan Padmanabhan Pillai, better known by his stage name Dileep, is an Indian actor, producer, and businessman who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in more than 150 films and has won several awards, inc ...
, Indian actor and producer * 1968 –
Alain Auderset Alain Auderset is a Swiss Christian author of bandes dessinées ( Franco-Belgian comics) and is best known for his comics albums ''Willy Grunch'', ''Marcel'', and ''ROBI.'' Biography Born on 27 October 1968 in Grenchen, Switzerland, Auderset was ...
, Swiss author and illustrator * 1968 –
Vinny Samways Vincent Samways (born 27 October 1968) is an English former professional footballer and manager who played as a central midfielder from 1986 until 2006. He notably played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Everton. He also play ...
, English footballer and manager *
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
Marek Napiórkowski, Polish jazz guitarist and composer * 1969 –
Michael Tarnat Michael Tarnat (born 27 October 1969) is a German former professional footballer, currently employed by Bayern Munich as the leader of the U12–U16 youth teams. A left-footed full-back, he was also employed as a left wingback and occasionall ...
, German footballer * 1970 – Karl Backman, Swedish guitarist and songwriter * 1970 – Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer (d. 1997) * 1970 – Adrian Erlandsson, Swedish drummer * 1970 – Jonathan Stroud, English author * 1970 – Ruslana Taran, Ukrainian sailor *
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses ( February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events J ...
– Stefano Guidoni, Italian footballer * 1971 – Jorge Soto (footballer), Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer * 1971 – Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer and politician * 1972 – Lee Clark (footballer), Lee Clark, English footballer and manager * 1972 – Elissa (Lebanese singer), Elissa, Lebanese singer * 1972 – Evan Coyne Maloney, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1972 – Maria Mutola, Mozambican runner and coach * 1972 – Brad Radke, American baseball player * 1973 – Jason Johnson (baseball), Jason Johnson, American baseball player * 1973 – Semmy Schilt, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist * 1975 – Nicola Mazzucato, Italian rugby player and coach * 1975 – Aron Ralston, American mountaineer and engineer * 1976 – Bobby Fish, American professional wrestler * 1976 – Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author * 1976 – Wilson Raimundo Júnior, Brazilian footballer * 1977 – Jiří Jarošík, Czech footballer * 1977 – Sheeri Rappaport, American actress * 1977 – Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer * 1978 – Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player and scout * 1978 – Vanessa-Mae, Singaporean-English violinist and skier * 1979 – Hiroyuki Yamamoto (footballer), Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Japanese footballer * 1980 – Sayuri Osuga, Japanese speed skater and cyclist * 1980 – Tanel Padar, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1980 – Henriett Seth F., Hungarian autistic savant artist and author * 1981 – Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer and keyboard player * 1981 – Sririta Jensen, Thai actress and model * 1981 – Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer * 1981 – Kristi Richards, Canadian skier * 1982 – Patrick Fugit, American actor and producer * 1982 – Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor and singer * 1983 – Brent Clevlen, American baseball player * 1983 – Takuro Okuyama, Japanese footballer * 1983 – Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player * 1984 – Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player * 1984 – Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer * 1984 – Kelly Osbourne, English television personality * 1984 – Brady Quinn, American football player * 1984 – Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress * 1985 – Sirli Hanni, Estonian biathlete * 1985 – Sandra Volk, Slovenian tennis player *
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
– Jon Niese, American baseball player * 1986 – Matty Pattison, South African-English footballer * 1986 – David Warner (cricketer), David Warner, Australian cricketer * 1987 – Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer * 1987 – Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete * 1987 – Andrew Bynum, American basketball player * 1987 – Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player * 1988 – Brady Ellison, American archer * 1988 – Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer * 1988 – Illimar Pärn, Estonian ski jumper * 1988 – Evan Turner, American basketball player * 1989 – Mark Barron, American football player * 1990 – Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer * 1990 – Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer * 1991 – Shohei Takahashi, Japanese footballer *
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...
– Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer * 1992 – Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1992 – Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player * 1992 – Daniel Sams, Australian cricketer * 1993 – Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player * 1996 – Kim Woo-seok (singer), Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actor *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– Lonzo Ball, American basketball player * 1997 – James TW, English singer-songwriter *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
– Haruka Kudo (singer), Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress


Deaths


Pre-1600

* 939 – Æthelstan, English king * 1052 – Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad, Uqaylid emir * 1269 – Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (b. c.1220) * 1272 – Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1213) * 1277 – Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor, Lord Chancellor of England * 1303 – Beatrice of Castile (1242–1303), Beatrice of Castile, wife of King Afonso III of Portugal * 1312 – John II, Duke of Brabant (b. 1275) * 1326 – Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester (b. 1262) * 1327 – Elizabeth de Burgh, queen of Robert the Bruce * 1329 – Mahaut, Countess of Artois (b. 1268) * 1331 – Abulfeda, Arab historian and geographer (b. 1273) * 1430 – Vytautas, Lithuanian ruler (b. 1350) * 1439 – Albert II of Germany (b. 1397) * 1441 – Margery Jourdemayne, executed for treasonable witchcraft * 1449 – Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer, mathematician and sultan (b. 1394) * 1485 – Rodolphus Agricola, Dutch philosopher, poet and educator (b. 1443) * 1505 – Ivan III of Russia (b. 1440) * 1513 – George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros, England, English nobleman * 1553
Michael Servetus Michael Servetus (; es, Miguel Serveto as real name; french: Michel Servet; also known as ''Miguel Servet'', ''Miguel de Villanueva'', ''Revés'', or ''Michel de Villeneuve''; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish th ...
, Spanish physician and theologian (b. 1511) * 1561 – Lope de Aguirre, Spanish explorer (b. 1510) * 1573 – Laurentius Petri, Swedish archbishop (b. 1499)


1601–1900

* 1605 – Akbar, Mughal emperor (b. 1542) * 1613 – Gabriel Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1589) * 1617 – Ralph Winwood, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State (England), English Secretary of State (b. 1563) * 1666 – Robert Hubert, French watchmaker (b. 1640) * 1670 – Vavasor Powell, Welsh minister (b. 1617) * 1674 – Hallgrímur Pétursson, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614) * 1675 – Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602) * 1789 – John Cook (governor), John Cook, American farmer and politician, 6th Governor of Delaware (b. 1730) * 1812 – Isaac Brock, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (b. 1769) * 1816 – Santō Kyōden, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761) * 1880 – Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek soldier and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)


1901–present

* 1917 – Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897) * 1926 – Warren Wood, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887) *
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...
– Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (b. 1888) * 1929 – Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (b. 1857) * 1930 – Ellen Hayes, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851) *
1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...
– Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver (b. 1897) *
1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
– Helmuth Hübener, German activist (b. 1925) *
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in ...
– Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (b. 1905) * 1947 – William Fay, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the Abbey Theatre (b. 1872) *
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...
– Marcel Cerdan, Algerian-French boxer (b. 1916) *
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...
– Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873) *
1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...
– James McGirr, Australian politician, 28th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1890) * 1962
Rudolf Anderson Rudolf Anderson Jr. (September 15, 1927 – October 27, 1962) was an American and United States Air Force major and pilot. He was the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. military's and Air Force's second-highest award and decoratio ...
, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927) * 1962 – Enrico Mattei, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906) *
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...
– Lise Meitner, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1878) * 1974 – C. P. Ramanujam, Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938) * 1975 – Rex Stout, American detective novelist (b. 1886) * 1977 – James M. Cain, American journalist and author (b. 1892) * 1980 – Judy LaMarsh, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (b. 1924) * 1980 – John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899) * 1982 – Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958 - 1963) (b. 1895) * 1988 – Charles Hawtrey (actor born 1914), Charles Hawtrey, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914) * 1990 – Xavier Cugat, Spanish-American violinist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1900) * 1990 – Jacques Demy, French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931) * 1990 – Elliott Roosevelt (general), Elliott Roosevelt, American general and author (b. 1910) * 1990 – Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922) * 1991 – George Barker (poet), George Barker, English author and poet (b. 1913) *
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...
– David Bohm, American-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1917) * 1992 – Allen R. Schindler, Jr. American sailor (b. 1969) * 1996 – Arthur Tremblay, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1917) *
1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
– Mahala Andrews, British vertebrae palaeontologist (b. 1939) *
1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...
– Robert Mills (physicist), Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (b. 1927) * 1999 – Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer (b. 1903) * 2000 – Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Austrian lyric bass-baritone (b. 1929) * 2001 – Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925) * 2002 – Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (b. 1925) * 2002 – Valve Pormeister, Estonian architect (b. 1922) * 2003 – Rod Roddy, American game show announcer (b. 1937) * 2003 – Stephanie Tyrell, American songwriter and producer (b. 1949) * 2004 – Lester Lanin, American bandleader (b. 1907) * 2004 – Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974) * 2004 – Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (b. 1942) * 2005 – Jerry Cooke (photographer), Jerry Cooke, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1921) * 2006 – Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (b. 1940) * 2006 – Reko Lundán, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969) * 2006 – Marlin McKeever, American football player (b. 1940) * 2006 – Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944) * 2006 – Brad Will, American journalist and activist (b. 1970) * 2007 – Moira Lister, South African actress (b. 1923) * 2008 – Chris Bryant (writer), Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936) * 2008 – Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (b. 1923) * 2008 – Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (b. 1932) * 2008 – Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925) * 2009 – John David Carson, American actor (b. 1952) * 2009 – August Coppola, American author and academic (b. 1934) * 2009 – David Shepherd (umpire), David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1940) * 2010 – Néstor Kirchner, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (b. 1950) * 2011 – James Hillman, American psychologist and author (b. 1926) * 2011 – Robert Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded Marmon Group (b. 1926) * 2012 – Terry Callier, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945) * 2012 – Angelo Maria Cicolani, Italian engineer and politician (b. 1952) * 2012 – Regina Dourado, Brazilian actress (b. 1952) * 2012 – Hans Werner Henze, German composer and educator (b. 1926) * 2012 – Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (b. 1923) * 2012 – Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (b. 1944) * 2013 – Noel Davern, Irish lawyer and politician, Minister for Education (Ireland), Minister for Education and Skills (b. 1945) * 2013 – Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1931) * 2013 – Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928) * 2013 – Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1942) * 2013 – Michael Wilkes, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1940) * 2013 – Vinko Coce, Croatian opera and pop singer (b. 1954) *
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wa ...
– Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922) * 2014 – Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1968) * 2014 – Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, List of mayors of Dallas, mayor of Dallas (b. 1922) * 2015 – Ayerdhal, French author (b. 1959) * 2015 – Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930) * 2015 – Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (b. 1923) * 2015 – Philip French, English journalist, critic, and producer (b. 1933) * 2016 – Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (b. 1915) *
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ( th, วิชัย ศรีวัฒนประภา;} born Vichai Raksriaksorn, th, วิชัย รักศรีอักษร; 4 April 1958 – 27 October 2018) was a Thai billionaire businessman and th ...
, chairman of Leicester City F.C (b. 1958) *
2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (b. 1971)


Holidays and observances

* Christian feast day: ** Abbán ** Abraham the Poor ** Frumentius (Roman Catholic Church) ** Gaudiosus of Naples ** Kaleb of Axum ** Namatius, Namatius (Namace) ** Oran of Iona ** October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * Černová massacre, Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia) * Flag Day (Greece) * Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines () is an island country in the Caribbean. It is located in the southeast Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, which lie in the West Indies at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Se ...
from United Kingdom in 1979. * Navy Day (United States) (unofficial, official date is October 13) * World Day for Audiovisual Heritage


References


External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:October 27 Days of the year October