Today in History, English
Today in History, English


IDTimeCategoryEvent
123061October 27Death2012 – Rodney S. Quinn, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th Secretary of State of Maine (b. 1923)
123062October 27Death2012 – Göran Stangertz, Swedish actor and director (b. 1944)
123063October 27Death2013 – Vinko Coce, Croatian singer (b. 1954)
123064October 27Death2013 – Noel Davern, Irish lawyer and politician, Minister for Education and Skills (b. 1945)
123065October 27Death2013 – Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1931)
123066October 27Death2013 – Luigi Magni, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
123067October 27Death2013 – Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Velvet Underground and Metal Machine Trio) (b. 1942)
123068October 27Death2013 – Michael Wilkes, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey (b. 1940)
123069October 27Death2014 – Daniel Boulanger, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
123070October 27Death2014 – Shin Hae-chul, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (N.EX.T) (b. 1968)
123071October 27Death2014 – William Orchard, Australian water polo player and psychiatrist (b. 1929)
123072October 27Death2014 – Starke Taylor, American soldier and politician, mayor of Dallas (b. 1922)
123073October 27Death2015 – Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)
123074October 27Death2015 – Philip French, English film critic and radio producer (b. 1933)
123075October 27Death2015 – Herbie Goins, American singer (Blues Incorporated) (b. 1939)
123076October 27Death2015 – Miyu Matsuki, Japanese voice actress and singer (b. 1977)
123077October 27Death2015 – Sam Sarpong, English-American model and actor (b. 1975)
123078October 27Holiday and observanceChristian feast day:AbbánKaleb of AxumFrumentius (Roman Catholic Church)October 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
123079October 27Holiday and observanceČernová Tragedy Day (Slovakia)
123080October 27Holiday and observanceFlag Day (Greece)
123081October 27Holiday and observanceIndependence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in 1979.
123082October 27Holiday and observanceIndependence Day (Turkmenistan), celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991.
123083October 27Holiday and observanceNavy Day (United States), first organized to be on this day.
123084October 27Holiday and observanceWorld Day for Audiovisual Heritage (International)
123085October 28Event97 – Emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
123086October 28Event306 – Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.
123087October 28Event312 – Battle of the Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius, becoming the sole Roman emperor in the West.
123088October 28Event456 – The Visigoths brutally sack the Suebi's capital of Braga (Portugal), and the town's churches are burnt to the ground.
123089October 28Event969 – Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes one of Antioch's main wall towers, which he defends against repeated attacks for three days until the reinforcements led by the stratopedarches Peter arrive and secure the city for the Byzantines.
123090October 28Event1061 – Empress Agnes, acting as regent for her son, brings about the election of bishop Cadalus, the antipope Honorius II.

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