On This Day: 27 October

27 October in Indian history

• 1946Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim families began in the Indian state of Bihar, resulting in 2,000 to 30,000 deaths.India

27 October in world history

• 2019Islamic 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.
• 2018Leicester 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.
• 2017Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
• 2014Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.
• 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".
• 1993Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.
• 1981Cold War: The Soviet submarine S-363 runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
• 1964Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing".
• 1958Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.
• 1948A deadly smog event begins in Donora, Pennsylvania, eventually killing 20 and sickening thousands.
• 1944World War II: German forces capture Banská Bystrica during Slovak National Uprising thus bringing it to an end.
• 1942The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
• 1919The Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Oleksandrivsk.
• 1914World War I: The Royal Navy dreadnought HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine, but its loss was kept secret for four years.
• 1904The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall with Harlem.
• 1775King George III expanded on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament.
• 1726J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata.

Born on 27 October

• 1986David Warner, Australian cricketer
• 1976Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and authorIndia
• 1965Mohan Kapoor, Indian television and film actorIndia
• 1951Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic
• 1920K. R. Narayanan, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th President of India (died 2005)India
• 1858Saitō Makoto, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1936)

Died on 27 October

• 2015Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (born 1930)India
• 2006Jozsef Gregor, Hungarian opera singer (born 1940)
• 1605Akbar, Mughal emperor (born 1542)India
• 1269Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia (born c.1220)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 27 October in history?

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. 2018: 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. 2017: Catalonia declares independence from Spain. 2014: Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.

What happened on 27 October in Indian history?

1946: Inter-religious riots in which Hindu mobs targeted Muslim families began in the Indian state of Bihar, resulting in 2,000 to 30,000 deaths.

Which famous people were born on 27 October?

David Warner, Australian cricketer (1986); Maneet Chauhan, Indian-American chef and author (1976); Mohan Kapoor, Indian television and film actor (1965); Carlos Frenk, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic (1951).

Which day is observed on 27 October?

Černová Tragedy Day (Slovakia); Flag Day (Greece); Independence Day (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), celebrates the independence of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from United Kingdom in ; International Religious Freedom Day (United States); National Black Cat Day (United Kingdom).