October 27th, 1981

Born on October 27th, 1981

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What happened on October 27th, 1981?

October 27th, 1981

Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_S-363

What else 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.

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

Born on October 27th, 1981

42

Volkan Demirel

Turkish footballer and manager

*October 27th, 1981, Istanbul

42

Jenni Dahlman

Finnish model

*October 27th, 1981, Piikkiö

42

Han Hye-jin

South Korean actress

*October 27th, 1981, Damyang County

42

Marvin Priest

Australian singer-songwriter

*October 27th, 1981, Lewisham

42

Salem Al Fakir

Swedish singer-songwriter

*October 27th, 1981, Botkyrka parish

42

Kristi Richards

Canadian freestyle skier

*October 27th, 1981, Penticton

42

Héctor Acuña

Uruguayan Footballer

*October 27th, 1981, Montevideo

42

Sririta Jensen

Thai model

*October 27th, 1981, Indonesia

42

Justin Rain

Canadian actor

*October 27th, 1981, Vancouver

Same Day
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

39

Emilie Ullerup

Danish actress

*October 27th, 1984, Copenhagen

28

Leon Draisaitl

German ice hockey player

*October 27th, 1995, Cologne

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

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

45

John Capel

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

*October 27th, 1978, Brooksville

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

45

Vanessa-Mae

British violinist

*October 27th, 1978, Singapore

39

Danijel Subašić

Croatian association football player

*October 27th, 1984, Zadar

60

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1901 to 1909

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

75

Ivan Reitman

Slovak–Canadian filmmaker (1946–2022)

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

43

Victoria Nestorowicz

Canadian film actress

*October 27th, 1980, Lethbridge

31

Stephan El Shaarawy

Italian association football player (born 1992)

*October 27th, 1992, Savona

40

Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ

Turkish actor and model

*October 27th, 1983, Adana

50

James Cook

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

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

41

James Riley

American soccer player

*October 27th, 1982, Colorado Springs

71

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist, political economist, and author

*October 27th, 1952, Hyde Park

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Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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