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October 27: Day of the Week
October 27, 2024 is the 301st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 65 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
October 27 Historical Event(s)
1795
The United States and Spain sign the Treaty of Madrid, which establishes the boundaries between Spanish colonies and the U.S.
1904
The first underground New York City Subway line opens; the system becomes the biggest in United States, and one of the biggest in world.
1936
Mrs Wallis Simpson files for divorce which would eventually allow her to marry King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his abdication from the throne.
1948
Léopold Sédar Senghor founds the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.
1958
Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed in a bloodless coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.
1962
Major Rudolf Anderson of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down in Cuba by a Soviet-supplied SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile.
1964
Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launched his political career and came to be known as “A Time for Choosing”.
1992
United States Navy radioman Allen R. Schindler, Jr. is brutally murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating first military, then national, debate about gays in the military that resulted in the United States “Don't ask, don't tell” military policy.
1995
Latvia applies for membership in the European Union.
2005
The SSETI Express micro-satellite is successfully launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome.
Who were born on October 27?
1921
Warren Allen Smith, American encyclopedist
1923
Roy Lichtenstein, American artist (d. 1997)
1928
Gilles Vigneault, Canadian poet, singer and songwriter
1954
Jan Duursema, American comic book artist
1956
Jaq D. Hawkins, British author, occultist and lecturer
1969
Peter O'Meara, Irish actor
1972
Marika Krook, Finnish singer (Edea)
1973
Jason Johnson, American baseball pitcher
1982
Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor
1983
Martín Prado, Venezuelan baseball player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters EAJOQNOS? Check your answers here: Word scramble EAJOQNOS. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.