Historical Events In October - 27
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1978 On October - 27 begin & Sadat win the Nobel Peace prize
1978 On October - 27 president Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill
1979 On October - 27 voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide
1980 On this day in history dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph
1980 On October - 27 steven Peregrine Took, rocker, dies at 31
1981 Andrew Young, former UN Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia on this day in history.
1981 On October - 27 john Warburton, actor (King Rat, Cavalcade), dies at 94
1982 China announces its population at 1 billion people plus on October - 27.
1982 On October - 27 iBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics
1985 Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's & 2 Renoir's on October - 27.
1986 On October - 27 paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head"
1987 On October - 27 gilbert McNamee sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker
1987 On October - 27 south Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution
1987 On October - 27 vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies
1988 "ET" released to home video (14 million presold) on October - 27.
1988 Larry Flynt paid hitman $1M to kill Hefner, Guccione & Sinatra on October - 27.
1988 Charles Hawtrey, English actor (Carry On), dies near London at 73 on this day in history.
1990 On this day in history elliott Roosevelt, son of FDR, dies at 80
1991 On October - 27 andrzei Panufkin, Pol/Brit conductor/composer (Sinfonia Sacra), dies
1992 On this day in history roy Marshall, cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies
1994 Robert White, guitarist, dies at 57 on this day in history.
1995 On this day in history mike Dutfield, documentary Prodcuer, dies at 48
1996 Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher, dies at 84 on October - 27.
2005 Two teenagers accidentally electrocute themselves in Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, France, leading to widespread rioting on this day in history.
2006 On October - 27 last Ford Taurus rolls off Atlanta Assembly line.
2006 On October - 27 the St. Louis Cardinals win the 2006 World Series.
2011 After an emergency meeting in Brussels, the European Union announced an agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion on this day in history.
2011 On this day in history the Royal Australian Navy announces that they discovered the wreck of a World War II submarine in Simpson Harbour, Papua New Guinea during Operation RENDER SAFE
2012 On October - 27 46 people are killed and 123 injured in Iraq after a series of attacks and bombs
2013 On this day in history 38 people are killed in a series of car bombings in Bagdhad, Iraq
2017 First operation to separate conjoined twins joined at the head in India completed in New Delhi on October - 27.
2017 Catalonia declares independence from Spain, but the Catalan Republic is not recognised by the Spanish government or any other sovereign nation on October - 27.
2018 On October - 27 gunman shoots and kills 11 people and injures six at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in an anti-Semitic attack
2018 On October - 27 ePL club Leicester City’s billionaire Thai owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash in the carpark outside the club’s King Power Stadium following 1-1 draw against West Ham United