October 27th, 1050

Born on October 27th, 1050

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 355,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 27th?

October 27th, 2019

Christ Mocked (pictured) by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.

October 27th, 2011

Michael D. Higgins was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history.

October 27th, 2004

The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino".

October 27th, 1999

Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan (pictured), National Assembly speaker Karen Demirchyan, and six others.

October 27th, 1993

Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.

October 27th, 1967

American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.

October 27th, 1942

World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.

October 27th, 1914

World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.

October 27th, 1904

The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem.

October 27th, 1944

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

October 27th, 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.

October 27th, 1674

The French garrison in Grave surrenders the town to a Dutch army after a difficult siege.

October 27th, 1930

Ratifications exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.

October 27th, 1924

The Uzbek SSR is founded in the Soviet Union.

October 27th, 1922

A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 27th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 27th?

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

24

Slava Marlow

Russian music producer, rapper and YouTuber

*October 27th, 1999, Novosibirsk

50

James Cook

British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)

*October 27th, 1728, Marton †February 14th, 1779, Kealakekua Bay

60

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

*October 27th, 1858, New York City †January 6th, 1919, Sagamore Hill

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

President of Brazil (2003–2010, 2023–present)

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

33

Brenton Tarrant

Australian terrorist (1990-)

*October 27th, 1990, Grafton

28

Leon Draisaitl

German ice hockey player

*October 27th, 1995, Cologne

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

43

Tom Nagel

American actor (1980-)

*October 27th, 1980, Cleveland

71

Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director

*October 27th, 1952, Castiglion Fiorentino

75

Ivan Reitman

Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)

*October 27th, 1946, Komárno †February 12th, 2022, Montecito

39

Emilie Ullerup

Danish actress

*October 27th, 1984, Copenhagen

61

Klaus Schreiner

German historian (1929-1991)

*October 27th, 1929, Waren (Müritz) †October 18th, 1991, Alt Schwerin

84

Lara Parker

American actress

*October 27th, 1938, Knoxville †October 12th, 2023, Topanga

97

Nanette Fabray

American actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018)

*October 27th, 1920, San Diego †February 22nd, 2018, Palos Verdes Peninsula

71

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist, political economist, and author

*October 27th, 1952, Hyde Park

45

John Capel

American football player, track and field athlete, sprinter, Olympic athlete

*October 27th, 1978, Brooksville

57

Niccolò Paganini

Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)

*October 27th, 1782, Genoa †May 27th, 1840, Nice

78

Peter Lustig

German television presenter and author of children's books (1937–2016)

*October 27th, 1937, Wrocław †February 23rd, 2016, Bohmstedt

67

Niels Trolle

Governor General of Norway

*October 27th, 1599, Ringkøbing †September 27th, 1667

72

Carlos Frenk

Mexican-British-German cosmologist

*October 27th, 1951, Mexico City

73

Richard A. Clarke

American counter-terrorism expert; former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism for the United States

*October 27th, 1950, Dorchester

31

Stephan El Shaarawy

Italian association football player (born 1992)

*October 27th, 1992, Savona

56

Donald McLean

New Zealand politician and government official (1820–1877)

*October 27th, 1820, Tiree †January 5th, 1877, Napier

85

K. R. Narayanan

President of India from 1997 to 2002

*October 27th, 1920, Uzhavoor †November 9th, 2005, New Delhi

22

Vadym Kolesnik

American figure skater

*October 27th, 2001, Kharkiv

60

Marla Maples

American actress and TV personality

*October 27th, 1963, Cohutta

30

Sylvia Plath

American poet and writer (1932–1963)

*October 27th, 1932, Boston †February 11th, 1963, London

86

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle

Swiss scientist (1806-1893)

*October 27th, 1806, Paris †April 4th, 1893, Geneva

73

Roy Lichtenstein

American pop artist (1923–1997)

*October 27th, 1923, Manhattan †September 15th, 1997, Manhattan

70

Robert Picardo

American actor

*October 27th, 1953, Philadelphia

58

Vincent Mc Doom

French television presenter

*October 27th, 1965, Saint Lucia

45

Vanessa-Mae

British violinist

*October 27th, 1978, Singapore

89

Nawal El Saadawi

Egyptian feminist writer (1931-2021)

*October 27th, 1931, Kafr Tahla †March 21st, 2021, Cairo

85

Edda Moser

German operatic soprano

*October 27th, 1938, Berlin

70

Peter Firth

English actor

*October 27th, 1953, Bradford

42

Volkan Demirel

Turkish footballer and manager

*October 27th, 1981, Istanbul

84

Richard Smith

English printmaker and painter (1931-2016)

*October 27th, 1931, Letchworth Garden City †April 16th, 2016

84

John Cleese

English comedian and actor (born 1939)

*October 27th, 1939, Weston-super-Mare

73

A. N. Wilson

British poet, biographer, critic, journalist writer and newspaper columnist (1950-)

*October 27th, 1950, Stone

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1050 is a normal year and no leap year.

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