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27 October 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - The Mocking of Christ (pictured) by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.Painting by Cimabue
Anniversary
2011 - Michael D. Higgins (pictured) was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history.President of Ireland from 2011 to 2025
Anniversary
2004 - The 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".Major League Baseball franchise
Anniversary
1999 - Armed men led by Nairi Hunanyan carried out a mass shooting at the Armenian parliament, killing Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan (pictured), National Assembly speaker Karen Demirchyan, and six others.Armenian journalist (born 1965)
Anniversary
1993 - Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.1993 aviation accident in Norway
Historical events
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.Salafi jihadist militant organisation
History
2018 - A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing eleven and injuring six, including four police officers.2018 mass shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
History
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.Association football club in England
History
2017 - Catalonia declares independence from Spain.Nationality and autonomous community of Spain
History
2014 - Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of Operation Herrick, after 12 years four months and seven days.2003–2014 British military operations in Afghanistan
History
1999 - Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.1999 terrorist attack in Armenia
History
1997 - The 1997 Asian financial crisis causes a crash in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.Regional financial crisis that struck East and Southeast Asia in 1997–1998
History
1994 - Gliese 229B is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.Star in the constellation Lepus
History
1993 - Widerøe Flight 744 crashes in Overhalla Municipality, Norway, killing six people.1993 aviation accident in Norway
History
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.American sailor murdered for being gay (1969–1992)
Notable births
Born
1997 - Lonzo Ball, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1996 - Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1996 - Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actorSouth Korean singer and actor (born 1996)
Born
1995 - Leon Draisaitl, German ice hockey playerGerman ice hockey player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Rasmus Ristolainen, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Prunella Scales, English actress (born 1932)English actress (1932–2025)
Died
2023 - Li Keqiang, premier of China (born 1955)Premier of China from 2013 to 2023
Died
2019 - Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (born 1971)Leader of the Islamic State from 2013 to 2019
Died
2018 - Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Thai businessman, chairman of Leicester City F.C. (born 1958)Thai businessman (1958–2018)
Died
2016 - Takahito, Prince Mikasa, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (born 1915)Japanese prince (1915–2016)
Died
2015 - Ayerdhal, French author (born 1959)French thriller and science fiction writer
Died
2015 - Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (born 1930)Indian pharmacologist
Died
2015 - Betsy Drake, French-American actress and singer (born 1923)American actress, writer, and psychotherapist (1923–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
27.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 24.4 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
4.56 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Virgo
10.07 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.