October 27th, 1978

Born on October 27th, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on October 27th, 1978

45

John Capel

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

*October 27th, 1978, Brooksville

45

Vanessa-Mae

British violinist

*October 27th, 1978, Singapore

45

Tom Schreiber

German politician

*October 27th, 1978, Buch

45

Manami Konishi

Japanese actress and singer

*October 27th, 1978, Satsumasendai

45

Sergei Samsonov

Russian professional ice hockey forward

*October 27th, 1978, Moscow

45

Toby Petersen

American ice hockey player

*October 27th, 1978, Minneapolis

45

Gylfi Einarsson

Icelandic footballer

*October 27th, 1978, Reykjavík

38

Dmitri Kogan

Russian violinist (1978-2017)

*October 27th, 1978, Moscow †August 29th, 2017, Moscow

45

Bora Dağtekin

German screenwriter and film director

*October 27th, 1978, Hanover

45

Chris Madden

American ice hockey goaltender

*October 27th, 1978, Liverpool

45

David Walton

American actor

*October 27th, 1978, Boston

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Who's birthday is on October 27th?

43

Tom Nagel

American actor (1980-)

*October 27th, 1980, Cleveland

24

Slava Marlow

Russian music producer, rapper and YouTuber

*October 27th, 1999, Novosibirsk

33

Brenton Tarrant

Australian terrorist (1990-)

*October 27th, 1990, Grafton

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

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

28

Leon Draisaitl

German ice hockey player

*October 27th, 1995, Cologne

39

Emilie Ullerup

Danish actress

*October 27th, 1984, Copenhagen

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

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

78

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

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

*October 27th, 1945, Caetés

71

Roberto Benigni

Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director

*October 27th, 1952, Castiglion Fiorentino

42

Volkan Demirel

Turkish footballer and manager

*October 27th, 1981, Istanbul

75

Ivan Reitman

Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)

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

60

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

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

50

James Cook

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

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

44

Ivica Iliev

Serbian footballer

*October 27th, 1979, Belgrade

71

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist, political economist, and author

*October 27th, 1952, Hyde Park

31

Stephan El Shaarawy

Italian association football player (born 1992)

*October 27th, 1992, Savona

44

Susie Castillo

MTV VJ, Miss USA 2003

*October 27th, 1979, Methuen

84

Lara Parker

American actress

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

47

Maneet Chauhan

Indian-American chef

*October 27th, 1976, Ludhiana

39

Danijel Subašić

Croatian association football player

*October 27th, 1984, Zadar

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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