October 27
October 27 is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 65 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On October 27 the Sun's declination is approximately -14.1°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a October 27.
Position in the year
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
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2019 — Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant 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. ↗(7 years ago)more
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), and by its Arabic acronym Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadist militant organisation and internationally unrecognized quasi-state.
2018 — A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing eleven and injuring six, including four police officers. ↗(8 years ago)more
On October 27, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The congregation, along with New Light Congregation and Congregation Dor Hadash, which also worshiped in the building, was attacked during Shabbat morning services.
2018 — 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. ↗(8 years ago)more
Leicester City Football Club is a professional football club based in Leicester, East Midlands, England. The team competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English football league system, but will compete in EFL League One in the 2026–27 season after relegation.
2017 — Catalonia declares independence from Spain. ↗(9 years ago)more
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Its territory is situated on the northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Pyrenees mountain range. Catalonia is administratively divided into four provinces or eight vegueries (regions), which are in turn divided into 43 comarques.
2014 — Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days. ↗(12 years ago)more
Operation Herrick was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operations during the War in Afghanistan, from 2002 to the end of combat operations in 2014. It consisted of the British contribution to the multinational NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission for the purposes of local security, training and development, and...
1999 — Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others. ↗(27 years ago)more
The 1999 Armenian parliament shooting, commonly known in Armenia as October 27, was an attack on the Armenian National Assembly in the capital of Yerevan on 27 October 1999 by a group of five armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan that, among others, killed the two de facto decision-makers in the country's political leadership—Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and ...
1997 — The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. ↗(29 years ago)more
The 1997 Asian financial crisis gripped much of East and Southeast Asia during the late 1990s. The crisis began in Thailand in July 1997 before spreading to several other countries with a ripple effect, raising fears of a worldwide economic meltdown due to financial contagion.
- 1994 — Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified. ↗(32 years ago)
more
Gliese 229 is a multiple system composed of a red dwarf and two brown dwarfs, located 18.8 light-years away. It is the nearest star system in the constellation Lepus. The primary component has 58% of the mass of the Sun, 55% of the Sun's radius, and a very low projected rotational velocity of 1 km/s at the stellar equator.
1993 — Widerøe Flight 744 crashes in Overhalla Municipality, Norway, killing six people. ↗(33 years ago)more
Widerøe Flight 744, also known as the Namsos Accident, was a scheduled flight of Widerøes Flyveselskap from Trondheim Airport, Værnes, via Namsos, to Rørvik Airport, Ryumsjøen, Norway. On 27 October 1993, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter serving the flight underwent a controlled flight into terrain during its approach to Namsos Airport, Høknes...
1992 — 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' military policy. ↗(34 years ago)more
Allen R. Schindler Jr. was an American radioman petty officer third class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, by Terry M. Helvey, who acted with the aid of an accomplice, Charles E. Vins, in what Esquire called a "brutal murder".
1991 — Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union. ↗(35 years ago)more
Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to the north, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. It is one of six independent Turkic states. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city.
1988 — Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure. ↗(38 years ago)more
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 Russian White House and near the Moscow Zoo.
Notable births
1999 — Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress ↗(27 years ago)more
Haruka Kudō is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record.
1997 — Lonzo Ball, American basketball player ↗(29 years ago)more
Lonzo Anderson Ball is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus first-team All-American honors before the Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the second overall pick...
- 1997 — James TW, English singer-songwriter ↗(29 years ago)
more
James Taylor-Watts, better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His single "When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
1996 — Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player ↗(30 years ago)more
Rasmus Andersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 53rd overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL entry draft.
1996 — Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actor ↗(30 years ago)more
Kim Woo-seok, formerly known by the stage name Wooshin (우신), is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He debuted as a member of South Korean band Up10tion in 2015. In 2019, he rose to prominence after finishing second on Produce X 101, which made him a member of X1.
1995 — Leon Draisaitl, German ice hockey player ↗(31 years ago)more
Leon Tim Draisaitl is a German professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2020, Draisaitl became the first German player to win the Art Ross Trophy as the leading point scorer in the NHL, the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular season MVP, and the Ted Lindsay Award for ...
Notable deaths
2025 — Prunella Scales, English actress (born 1932) ↗(1 years ago)more
Prunella Margaret Rumney West, known professionally as Prunella Scales, was an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sybil Fawlty in the BBC television sitcom Fawlty Towers (1975–1979) and her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in Alan Bennett's A Question of Attribution (1991), which earned her a BAFTA nomination.
2023 — Li Keqiang, premier of China (born 1955) ↗(3 years ago)more
Li Keqiang was a Chinese politician and economist who served as Premier of China from 2013 to 2023 and was the second-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s Politburo Standing Committee from 2012 to 2022.
2019 — Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (born 1971) ↗(7 years ago)more
Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant leader and former teacher who was the founder and first leader of the Islamic State (IS), who proclaimed himself caliph in 2014 and stayed in power until his suicide in an American operation in 2019.
2018 — Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Thai businessman, chairman of Leicester City F.C. (born 1958) ↗(8 years ago)more
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was a Thai billionaire businessman and the founder, owner, and chairman of King Power. He was the owner of Premier League team Leicester City from 2010 until his death in a helicopter crash just outside the club's King Power Stadium in 2018.
2016 — Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (born 1915) ↗(10 years ago)more
Takahito, Prince Mikasa was a Japanese prince, the youngest of the four sons of Emperor Taishō (Yoshihito) and Empress Teimei (Sadako). He was their last surviving child. His eldest brother was Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito).
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (301) | 7 × 43 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (65) | 5 × 13 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 27102026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -14.10° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 54 days |