October 27 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on October 27, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♏︎ Scorpio
Oct 23 – Nov 21
Birth stone
Opal
Birth flower
Marigold
How common
#252 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous October 27 birthdays
Isaac Singer · American businessman1811
Ivan Michurin · Russian botanist1855
Theodore Roosevelt · 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 19091858
Dylan Thomas · Welsh poet and writer1914
Teresa Wright · American actress1918
K. R. Narayanan · President of India from 1997 to 20021920
Roy Lichtenstein · American pop artist1923
Nawal El Saadawi · Egyptian feminist writer1931
Sylvia Plath · American poet and writer1932
John Cleese · English comedian and actor1939
John Gotti · American crime boss1940
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva · President of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 20231945
Francis Fukuyama · American political scientist, political economist, and author1952
Roberto Benigni · Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director1952
Marla Maples · American actress and TV personality1963
Vanessa-Mae · British violinist1978
Danijel Subašić · Croatian association football player1984
Stephan El Shaarawy · Italian association football player1992
Kurt Zouma · French footballer1994
Dayot Upamecano · French footballer1998
On this day in history
1904The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem.
1942The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
1967American Catholic priest Philip Berrigan led a protest against the Vietnam War by pouring blood over Selective Service records in Baltimore, Maryland.
2011Michael D. Higgins was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history.
1980The Chun Doo-hwan government arrested 153 people related to the Jogye Order, which is considered an abuse of state power.
1988Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
2004The 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".
2019The Mocking of Christ by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.
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