October 27 in History
October 27 is the birthday of Haruka Kudō (singer) (1999) and the anniversary of the death of Prunella Scales (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for October 27, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Emperor Ai of Tang, Chinese emperor was born in 892, while Æthelstan, English king died in 939.
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Famous people born on October 27
Famous people who died on October 27
2019
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Leader of the Islamic State from 2013 to 2019
2015
Betsy Drake (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress, writer, and psychotherapist (1923–2015)
What happened on October 27
- 2019
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi kills himself and three children by detonating a suicide vest during the U.S. military Barisha raid in northwestern Syria.
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A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing eleven and injuring six, including four police officers.
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Leicester City F.C. owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash along with four others after a Premier League match against West Ham United at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England.
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Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2014
Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1999
Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1993
Widerøe Flight 744 crashes in Overhalla Municipality, Norway, killing six people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1992
United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "Don't ask, don't tell" military policy.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Turkmenistan achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1988
Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1986
The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the Big Bang.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1981
Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1980
The Chun Doo-hwan government forcibly arrests and investigates monks and personnel of the Jogye Order.
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Editor's picks
Born on October 27
- 892 — Emperor Ai of Tang, Chinese emperor (died 908)
- 921 — Chai Rong, Chinese emperor (died 959)
- 1156 — Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (died 1222)
Died on October 27
- 939 — Æthelstan, English king
- 1052 — Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad, Uqaylid emir
- 1269 — Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (born c.1220)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for October 27
Quick answers
Who was born on October 27? Haruka Kudō (singer) (1999), Lonzo Ball (1997), Rasmus Andersson (1996).
Who died on October 27? Prunella Scales (2025), Li Keqiang (2023), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (2019).
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