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October 27 Events in History - October 27 Birthdays - October 27 Deaths
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October 27, 2004 World Series, Boston Red Sox beat Saint Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 October 27, 2002 World Series, Anaheim Angels beat San Francisco Giants 4 games to 3 October 27, 1999 World Series, New York Yankees beat Atlanta Braves 4 games to 0 October 27, 1997 Dow Jones crashes record 554 pts to 7161 October 27, 1997 Intel Corp buys Digital Equipment for $700 million October 27, 1997 Microsoft argues it should be "free from government interference" October 27, 1997 U.S. releases a redesigned $50 bill October 27, 1996 U.S. beats Japan, 21 -14, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament October 27, 1995 Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Balt is signed October 27, 1995 Meyrick Pringle takes cricket hat-trick in England tour game at Soweto October 27, 1993 Howard Stern's radio show begins broadcasting in El Paso Texas October 27, 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies October 27, 1992 Fox is to launch Tuesday night network TV, rescheduled to Decemeber October 27, 1992 Great Britain issues postage stamp on 100th anniversary of Tolkien October 27, 1992 Tipper Gore (wife of future VP) admits to covering clock on her VCR with black tape so she wouldn't have to watch it blink October 27, 1991 "Andre Heller's Wonderhouse" closes at Broadhurst New York City after 9 performances October 27, 1991 "Homecoming" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 49 performances October 27, 1991 John Brodie wins Security Pacific Senior Golf Classic October 27, 1991 Minn Twins beat Altanta Braves 1-0 in 10 to win World Series in 7 October 27, 1990 "Michael Feinstein in Concert" closes at Golden New York City after 30 performances October 27, 1990 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Fly So Free, In The Wings, Meadow Star, Royal Academy, Safely Kept, Unbridled October 27, 1988 "ET" released to home video (14 million presold) October 27, 1988 Larry Flynt paid hitman $1M to kill Hefner, Guccione and Sinatra October 27, 1987 Lucas Mangopes Democratic Party wins Bophuthatswana elections October 27, 1987 Peter Shaffer's "Lettice and Lovage," premieres in London October 27, 1987 South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution October 27, 1986 New York Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series October 27, 1986 Paul McCartney release "Pretty Little Head" October 27, 1985 15th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:34 October 27, 1985 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34 October 27, 1985 Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions October 27, 1985 Billy Martin is fired by Yankees for 4th time October 27, 1985 Hurricane Juan ravages U.S. Gulf states and east coast, 49 die October 27, 1985 Kansas City Royals beat St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series October 27, 1985 Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's and 2 Renoir's October 27, 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island October 27, 1984 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. October 27, 1984 Washington State's Rueben Mayes sets col football rec of 357 yards rushing October 27, 1982 China announces its population at 1 billion people plus October 27, 1982 IBM ROM is capable of EGA graphics October 27, 1981 Andrew Young, former United Nations Ambassador, elected mayor of Atlanta, Georgia October 27, 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces GM Tal Smith with Al Rosen October 27, 1980 Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph October 27, 1979 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds October 27, 1979 St. Vincent and Grenadines becomes independent of U.K. (Natl Day) October 27, 1979 Voluntary Euthanasia Society publishes how-to-do-it suicide guide October 27, 1978 Begin and Sadat win Nobel Peace prize October 27, 1978 President Carter signs Hawkins-Humphrey full employment bill October 27, 1977 Amsterdam businessman M Caransa kidnapped October 27, 1977 NASA launches space vehicle S-200 October 27, 1975 Covers of both Time and Newsweek picture rock singer Bruce Springsteen October 27, 1974 Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:46:24) October 27, 1973 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2 October 27, 1973 Alabama sets offensive record (828 yds), beats Virginia Tech 77-6 October 27, 1972 Golden Gate National Recreation Area created October 27, 1971 Republic of Congo-Kinshasa becomes Republic of Zaire October 27, 1971 Steve Garvey weds Cynthia Truhan October 27, 1970 "Light, Lively and Yiddish" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 87 performances October 27, 1969 Nobel prize for economy awarded to John Tinbergen October 27, 1969 Ralph Nader sets up a consumer organization knowns as Nader's Raiders October 27, 1969 St. Vincent and Grenadines gains associated status with Britain October 27, 1968 19th Olympic games close at Mexico City, Mexico October 27, 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Golf Invitational October 27, 1967 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records October 27, 1967 Expo '67 closes in Montreal, Canada October 27, 1967 NLF leaves People's Republic of South-Yemen October 27, 1966 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC October 27, 1966 U.N. deprives South Africa of Namibia October 27, 1966 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. October 27, 1965 WCFT TV channel 33 in Tuscaloosa, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting October 27, 1964 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances October 27, 1964 Congo rebel leader Christopher Gbenye holds 60 Americans/800 Belgians October 27, 1964 Singers Sonny and Cher wed, Cher wore bell-bottoms October 27, 1963 Bob Simpson completes 359 for NSW vs. Qld at Gabba October 27, 1963 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Golf Tournament October 27, 1962 "Beyond the Fringe" opens at John Golden Theater New York City for 673 performances October 27, 1962 Black Saturday - Russian nuclear missile crisis in Cuba October 27, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island October 27, 1962 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site October 27, 1961 1st Saturn launch vehicle makes an unmanned flight test October 27, 1961 American Basketball League starts play October 27, 1961 Outer Mongolia and Mauritania become 102nd and 103rd members of UN October 27, 1961 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya and Sary Shagan U.S.S.R. October 27, 1960 AL admits LA and Washington to the league October 27, 1960 Singer Ben E King records "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" October 27, 1959 Rare Pacific hurricane kills 2,000 in Western Mexico October 27, 1958 Gen Ayub Khan succeeds Iskander Mirza as president of Pakistan October 27, 1958 WEDU TV channel 3 in Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (PBS) begins broadcasting October 27, 1957 Celal Bayar re-elected president of Turkey October 27, 1957 WOWL TV channel 15 in Florence, AL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting October 27, 1957 WPTA TV channel 21 in Fort Wayne, IN (ABC) begins broadcasting October 27, 1955 Argentine peso devalued October 27, 1955 Satomi Myodo, renews Zen nun vows and takes Buddhist name of Daien Myodo October 27, 1954 B. O. Davis, Jr. becomes 1st black general in USAF October 27, 1954 President Eisenhower offers aid to South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem October 27, 1954 WISN TV channel 12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (ABC) begins broadcasting October 27, 1954 Walt Disney's 1st TV show, "Disneyland," premieres on ABC October 27, 1952 "My Darlin' Aida" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 89 performances October 27, 1950 Paul Creston's 3rd Symphony "Triumph of St. Joan," premieres October 27, 1948 Albert Camus' "L'etat de Siege," premieres in Paris October 27, 1948 Israel recaptures Nizzanim in Negev October 27, 1947 "You Bet Your Life," with Groucho Marx, premieres on ABC radio October 27, 1947 WMAR TV channel 2 in Baltimore, MD (NBC) begins broadcasting October 27, 1946 Georgi Domitrovs National Front wins Bulgaria elections (78%) October 27, 1945 "Carib Song" closes at Adelphi Theater New York City after 36 performances October 27, 1945 1st edition of Elseviers Weekly newspaper (Elseviers Magazine) October 27, 1944 Hertogenbosch and Tilburg freed from nazi occupation October 27, 1944 Tito reaches free Belgrade October 27, 1942 5th day of battle at El Alamein: heavy battles/Australian advance October 27, 1942 U.S. aircraft carrier Hornet sinks off Santa Cruz October 27, 1941 Chicago Daily Tribune editorialize there will not be war with Japan October 27, 1941 Nazi's directs gypsy ghetto in Belgrade October 27, 1938 DuPont announces its new synthetic fiber will be called "nylon" October 27, 1935 SDAP and NVV launchs "Plan for Work" in Utrect Netherlands October 27, 1931 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2" October 27, 1927 Queen Wilhelmina opens Meuse-Waal Canal in Nijmegen October 27, 1925 Water skis patented by Fred Waller October 27, 1924 Uzbek SSR forms October 27, 1922 1st commemoration of Navy Day October 27, 1922 Dutch 2nd Chamber votes for child labor laws October 27, 1920 League of Nations moves headquarters in Geneva October 27, 1920 Westinghouse radio station in East Pittsburgh, KDKA begins October 27, 1919 U.S. Congress sign Volstead Act October 27, 1916 1st published reference to "jazz" appears (Variety) October 27, 1914 British battleship Audacious sunk by mine October 27, 1913 President Wilson says U.S. will never attack another country October 27, 1904 World's 1st subway, IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit), opens in New York City, subway/bus fare is set at one nickel (Brooklyn bridge-145 and Bdwy) October 27, 1901 1st complete performance of Debussy's "Nocturnes" October 27, 1896 1st Pali Road completed in Hawaii (winds so strong streams flow UP!) October 27, 1893 Hurricane hits coast between Savannah Georgia and Charleston SC October 27, 1886 Musical fantasy "Night on Bald Mountain," performed in Russia October 27, 1884 Architect Henry Hardenberghs Dakota-complex opens in New York City October 27, 1880 Theodore Roosevelt marries Alice Hathaway Lee, on his 22nd birthday October 27, 1871 Boss Tweed (William Macy Tweed), Democratic leader of Tammany Hall, arrested after New York Times exposed his corruption October 27, 1867 Garibaldi marches on Rome October 27, 1864 Battle of Boydton Plank Road, Virginia (Burgess' Mill, Southside Railroad) October 27, 1864 Battle of Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmont October 27, 1864 Battle of Newtonia, MI October 27, 1864 Confederate ship Albemarle torpedoed/sinks October 27, 1864 Siege of Petersburg, VA October 27, 1863 Dutch railway to Harlingen opens October 27, 1858 RH Macy and Co opens 1st store, (6th Ave-NYC) Gross receipts $1106 October 27, 1830 Major-General Baron D Chasse bombs Antwerp (Belgium revolution) October 27, 1810 U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain October 27, 1795 Treaty of San Lorenzo, provides free navigation of Mississippi October 27, 1787 Federalist letters start appearing in New York newspapers October 27, 1775 U.S. Navy forms October 27, 1702 English troops plunder St. Augustine, Florida October 27, 1688 King James II fires premier Robert Spencer October 27, 1676 Poland and Turkey sign Peace of Warsaw October 27, 1662 England sells Duinkerken to France for 2.5 million livres October 27, 1651 English troops occupy Limerick Ireland October 27, 1644 2nd Battle at Newbury: King Charles I beats parliamentary armies October 27, 1627 English assault on French Il de Re October 27, 1605 Spanish army under General Spinola occupies Wachtendonk October 27, 1523 English troops occupy Montalidier France October 27, 1492 Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba and claims it for Spain October 27, 625 Honorius I begins his reign as Catholic Pope |