What are the important events that happened on October 27? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 27: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 27 is the 300th day of the year 2013 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 65 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 14, 2013 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 384,120 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 96 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 310 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
Out of the blue someone is thinking of you today. If that special someone wants to buy a gift for you, which one will you choose: mini laptops, training shoes or exercise machines?
October 27 Historical Events
- 1644 –Second Battle of Newbury in the English Civil War.
- 1795 –The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.
- 1806 –The French Army enters Berlin.
- 1922 –A referendum in Rhodesia rejects the country’s annexation to the South African Union.
- 1930 –ratifications exchanged in London, for the first London Naval Treaty signed in April modifying the 1925 Washington Naval Treaty and the arms limitation treaty’s modified provisions go into effect immediately; further limiting the expensive naval arms race between its five signatories.
- 1973 –The Cañon City meteorite, a 1.4 kg chondrite type meteorite, strikes in Fremont County, Colorado.
- 1981 –The Soviet submarine U 137 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
- 1991 –Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1994 –Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
- 2004 –Major League Baseball: The Boston Red Sox complete a four-game sweep of the 2004 World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals, giving the team their first World Series championship since 1918.
Who were born on October 27?
- 1896 –Edith Brown, survivor of the Titanic (d. 1997)
- 1941 –Dick Trickle, American auto racer
- 1945 –Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, 35th President of Brazil
- 1950 –Fran Lebowitz, American writer
- 1951 –Éric Morena, French singer
- 1955 –Debra Bowen, American politician
- 1957 –Jeff East, American actor
- 1964 –Mark Taylor, Australian test cricket captain (1994-1999)
- 1967 –Dejan Raičković, Montenegrin footballer
- 1990 –Oktavianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer
Who died on October 27?
- 939 –King Athelstan I of England (b. 895)
- 1670 –Vavasor Powell, Welsh religious figure (b. 1617)
- 1880 –Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, Greek politician, twice Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1822)
- 1927 –Joseph “Squizzy” Taylor, Australian organized crime figure (b. 1888)
- 1953 –Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)
- 1975 –Rex Stout, American novelist (b. 1886)
- 1977 –James M. Cain, American novelist (b. 1892)
- 2000 –Walter Berry, Austrian bass-baritone (b. 1929)
- 2001 –Pradeep Kumar, Indian actor (b. 1925)
- 2004 –Zdenko Runjić, Croatian composor (b. 1942)
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