What happened this day in history October 27, 1997

What are the important events that happened on October 27, 1997? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 27, 1997: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 27, 1997 is the 300th day of the year 1997 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 65 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 14, 1997 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 243,864 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.

If a person born on this day saved a dollar every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $8,553.00. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

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.

Ox is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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October 27, 1997 Historical Events

  • 1997
    October 27, 1997 mini-crash: Stock markets around the world crash because of fears of a global economic meltdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets 554.26 points to 7,161.15.

Who were born on October 27, 1997?

  • 1997
    Eden Taylor-Draper, English actress

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