October 27th, 1893

Born on October 27th, 1893

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 47,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 336 days, exactly on March 29th, 2025, people who were born on October 27th, 1893 will be 48,000 days old!

... 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

60

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

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

51

Fritz Sauckel

German Nazi politician and convicted war criminal (1894-1946)

*October 27th, 1894, Haßfurt †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

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

50

James Cook

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

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

33

Brenton Tarrant

Australian terrorist (1990-)

*October 27th, 1990, Grafton

28

Leon Draisaitl

German ice hockey player

*October 27th, 1995, Cologne

43

Tom Nagel

American actor (1980-)

*October 27th, 1980, Cleveland

97

Nanette Fabray

American actress, singer and dancer (1920-2018)

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

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

91

Enid Bagnold

English dramatist, playwright, memoirist (1889-1981)

*October 27th, 1889, Rochester †March 31st, 1981, Rottingdean

84

Lara Parker

American actress

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

61

Klaus Schreiner

German historian (1929-1991)

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

70

Jane Murfin

American writer (1884-1955)

*October 27th, 1884, Quincy †August 10th, 1955, Brentwood

39

Emilie Ullerup

Danish actress

*October 27th, 1984, Copenhagen

78

Peter Lustig

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

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

71

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist, political economist, and author

*October 27th, 1952, Hyde Park

Same year
Born in 1893

82

Mao Zedong

1st Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China (1893–1976)

*December 26th, 1893, Shaoshan †September 9th, 1976, Zhongnanhai

93

Albert Szent-Györgyi

Hungarian biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1937 (1896-1986)

*September 16th, 1893, Budapest †October 22nd, 1986, Woods Hole

67

Cedric Gibbons

American art director (1890–1960)

*March 23rd, 1893, Dublin †July 26th, 1960, Hollywood

84

Elisabeth Voigt

German lab technician and painter (1893-1977)

*August 5th, 1893, Leipzig †November 8th, 1977, Leipzig

53

Hermann Göring

German Nazi politician, military leader, and convicted war criminal

*January 12th, 1893, Rosenheim †October 15th, 1946, Nuremberg Court Prison

99

Lillian Gish

American actress (1893–1993)

*October 14th, 1893, Springfield †February 27th, 1993, New York City

89

Herbert Meinhard Mühlpfordt

German historian (1893-1982)

*March 31st, 1893, Königsberg †October 9th, 1982, Lübeck

53

Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

*April 30th, 1893, Wesel †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

97

Ernst Theodor Eichelbaum

German politician and educationist (1893-1991)

*June 23rd, 1893, Berlin †April 16th, 1991, Schleswig-Holstein

77

Harold Lloyd

American actor and comedian (1893–1971)

*April 20th, 1893, Burchard †March 8th, 1971, Beverly Hills

79

Hans Scharoun

German architect (1893-1972)

*September 20th, 1893, Bremen †November 25th, 1972, West Berlin

87

Harold Urey

American physical chemist

*April 29th, 1893, Walkerton †January 5th, 1981, La Jolla

82

Hans Siburg

German general

*June 24th, 1893, Saarburg †February 27th, 1976, Lüneburg

84

Jomo Kenyatta

First Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

*October 20th, 1893, Gatundu †August 22nd, 1978, Mombasa

74

Herbert Edward Read

English anarchist, poet, and critic of literature and art (1893-1968)

*December 4th, 1893, Muscoates †June 12th, 1968, Stonegrave

87

Cicely Courtneidge

English actress and comedian (1893–1980)

*April 1st, 1893, Sydney †April 26th, 1980, Putney

82

Wout Buitenweg

Dutch footballer (1893-1976)

*December 24th, 1893, Utrecht †November 10th, 1976, Utrecht

73

Dorothy Parker

American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist (1893-1967)

*August 22nd, 1893, West End †June 7th, 1967, New York City

50

Leslie Howard

British actor (1893–1943)

*April 3rd, 1893, London †June 1st, 1943, Cedeira

36

Vladimir Mayakovsky

Russian and Soviet poet (1893–1930)

*July 7th, 1893, Baghdati †April 14th, 1930, Moscow

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 27th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1893 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
October 1893