October 27th, 1846

Born on October 27th, 1846

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What happened on October 27th?

October 27th, 1726

J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.

October 27th, 1674

Franco-Dutch War: French forces surrender the fortress town of Grave to the Dutch army after a three month siege.

October 27th, 2019

The Mocking of Christ (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 (pictured) 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

The Empire of Japan 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, 2018

Thai businessman and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha along with four others were killed in a helicopter crash near the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England.

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, 1964

Actor Ronald Reagan delivered a speech on behalf of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, launching his own political career, which culminated in him serving two full terms as U.S. president.

October 27th, 1775

King George III expanded on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.

October 27th, 1980

The Chun Doo-hwan government arrested 153 people related to the Jogye Order, which is considered an abuse of state power.

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

Born on October 27th, 1846

79

Paul LaRocque

Catholic bishop (1846-1926)

*October 27th, 1846, Marieville †August 15th, 1926, Sherbrooke

Same year
Born in 1846

70

Gaston Maspero

French Egyptologist (1846–1916)

*June 23rd, 1846, Paris †June 30th, 1916, Palais de l'Institut de France

61

Holger Drachmann

Poet and painter (1846-1908)

*October 9th, 1846, Copenhagen †January 14th, 1908, Hornbæk

88

Auguste Escoffier

French chef and culinary writer (1846–1935)

*October 28th, 1846, Villeneuve-Loubet †February 12th, 1935, Monte Carlo

70

Henryk Sienkiewicz

Polish writer, novelist, journalist, philanthropist and Nobel Prize laureate

*May 5th, 1846, Wola Okrzejska †November 15th, 1916, Vevey

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 14th, 1926, Jena

70

Francesco Paolo Tosti

Italian, later British composer and music teacher (1846–1916)

*April 9th, 1846, Ortona †December 2nd, 1916, Rome

81

Léon Denis

Spiritist philosopher

*January 1st, 1846, Foug †April 12th, 1927, Tours

75

Luigi Denza

Italian composer (1846-1922)

*February 23rd, 1846, Castellammare di Stabia †January 26th, 1922, London

70

Buffalo Bill

American frontiersman and showman (1846–1917)

*February 26th, 1846, Le Claire †January 10th, 1917, Denver

61

Edmondo de Amicis

Italian writer (1846-1908)

*October 21st, 1846, Oneglia †March 11th, 1908, Bordighera

72

Henryk Jarecki

Polish conductor, composer and music educator (1846-1918)

*December 6th, 1846, Warsaw †December 18th, 1918, Lviv

67

George Westinghouse

American inventor and businessman (1846–1914)

*October 6th, 1846, Central Bridge †March 12th, 1914, New York City

60

Johann Most

German-American anarchist

*February 5th, 1846, Augsburg †March 17th, 1906, Cincinnati

78

G. Stanley Hall

American psychologist and educator (1846–1924)

*February 1st, 1846, Ashfield †April 24th, 1924, Worcester

24

Comte de Lautréamont

Uruguayan born French poet, Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870)

*April 4th, 1846, Montevideo †November 24th, 1870, 9th arrondissement of Paris

72

Edward Charles Pickering

American astronomer

*July 19th, 1846, Boston †February 3rd, 1919, Cambridge

54

Naim Frashëri

Albanian poet, writer and activist (1846–1900)

*May 25th, 1846, Frashër †October 20th, 1900, Istanbul

77

Princess Helena of the United Kingdom

Member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1846–1923)

*May 25th, 1846, Buckingham Palace †June 9th, 1923, Schomberg House

75

Max Buchner

German physician, ethnologist and explorer (1846-1921)

*April 25th, 1846, Munich †May 7th, 1921, Munich

33

Texas Jack Omohundro

Frontier scout, actor, and cowboy (1846-1880)

*July 26th, 1846, Palmyra †June 28th, 1880, Leadville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1846 is a normal year and no leap year.

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