History of 27 October
1904 – The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
1925 – Fred Waller received a patent for water skis.
1927 – The first newsreel featuring sound was released in New York.
1931 – Chuhei Number of Japan set a long jump record at 26′ 2 1/4″.
1938 – Du Pont announced “nylon” as the new name for its new synthetic yarn.
1947 – “You Bet Your Life,” the radio show starring Grouch Marx, premiered on ABC. It was later shown on NBC television.
1954 – Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio were divorced. They had been married on January 14, 1954.
1954 – The first Walt Disney television show “Disneyland” premiered on ABC.
Disney movies, music, and books
1962 – The Soviet Union adds to the Cuban Missile Crisis by calling for the dismantling of a U.S. missile basis in Turkey. U.S. President Kennedy agreed to the new aspect of the agreement.
1978 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord.
1994 – The U.S. Justice Department announced that the U.S. prison population had exceeded one million for the first time in American history.
1997 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 554.26 points. The stock market was shut down for the first time since the 1981 assassination attempt on U.S. President Reagan.
1998 – The reunion episode “CHiPs ’99” aired for the first time on the cable network TNT.
1998 – Disney’s “Lion King II: Simba’s Pride” was released on video.
Disney movies, music, and books
2002 – The Anaheim Angels won their first World Series. They beat the San Francisco Giants in Game 7 of the series.
2002 – Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time leading rusher in the NFL when he extended his career yardage to 16,743. He achieved the record in his 193rd game. He also scored his 150th career touchdown.
2002 – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected president of Brazil in a runoff. He was the country’s first elected leftist leader.
2003 – Bank of America Corp. announced it had agreed to buy FleetBoston Financial Corp. The deal created the second largest banking company in the U.S.
2014 – Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
2017 – Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
2018 – A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 and injuring 6, including 4 police officers.
2019 – the 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.
Celebrating Birthday Today
- 1981 – Salem Al Fakir, Swedish singer, and keyboard player
- 1981 – Sririta Jensen, Thai actress, and model
- 1981 – Volkan Demirel, Turkish footballer
- 1981 – Kristi Richards, Canadian skier
- 1982 – Patrick Fugit, American actor, and producer
- 1982 – Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor, and singer
- 1983 – Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
- 1983 – Takuro Okuyama, Japanese footballer
- 1983 – Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1984 – Sebastian Jacki, Canadian actor
- 1984 – Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player
- 1984 – Kostas Kapetanos, Greek footballer
- 1984 – Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
- 1984 – Brady Quinn, American football player
- 1984 – Emilie Ullerup, Danish-Canadian actress
- 1985 – Sirli Hanni, Estonian biathlete
- 1985 – Sandra Volk, a Slovenian tennis player
- 1986 – Jon Niese, American baseball player
- 1986 – Matty Pattison, South African-English footballer
- 1986 – David Warner, Australian cricketer
- 1987 – Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer
- 1987 – Björn Barrefors, Swedish decathlete, and heptathlete.
- 1987 – Andrew Bynum, American basketball player
- 1987 – Guillaume Franke, French-German rugby player
- 1988 – Brady Ellison, American archer
- 1988 – Viktor Genev, Bulgarian footballer
- 1988 – Illimar Pärn, Estonian ski jumper
- 1988 – Evan Turner, American basketball player
- 1989 – Mark Barron, American football player
- 1990 – Dimitrios Gkourtsas, Greek footballer
- 1990 – Oktovianus Maniani, Indonesian footballer
- 1991 – Shohei Takahashi, Japanese footballer
- 1992 – Stephan El Shaarawy, Italian footballer
- 1992 – Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1992 – Brandon Saad, American ice hockey player
- 1993 – Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player
- 1997 – Lonzo Ball, American basketball player
- 1999 – Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer, and actress