10 / 27 History Vault
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Famous Pioneer Born on 10/27
Born under Scorpio (♏ Scorpio), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Scorpio Pioneer
Sunflowers
Sunflowers is a world-class museum collection item preserved at National Gallery, London.
Vincent van Gogh (Oil on canvas)
Historical Milestone of 10/27
On this day in history (10/27), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
The Chun Doo-hwan government forcibly arrests and investigates monks and personnel of the Jogye Order.
Chun Doo-hwan was a South Korean army general and politician who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Justice Party, he ruled the country as a military dictator following a successful coup in December 1979. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Fifth Republic of Korea.
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Widerøe Flight 744 suffered a controlled flight into terrain while on approach to Namsos Airport, Norway, killing two crew members and four passengers.
Widerøe Flight 744, also known as the Namsos Accident, was a scheduled flight of Widerøes Flyveselskap from Trondheim Airport, Værnes, via Namsos, to Rørvik Airport, Ryumsjøen, Norway. On 27 October 1993, the de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter serving the flight underwent a controlled flight into terrain during its approach to Namsos Airport, Høknesøra. The incident occurred at 19:16:48 and killed six of the nineteen people on board, including the crew of two. The aircraft crashed at Berg in Overhalla Municipality because it held too low an altitude.
Rasmus_Andersson Born
Rasmus Andersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 53rd overall by the Calgary Flames in the 2015 NHL entry draft.
「Rasmus Andersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for ...」
—— Rasmus_Andersson
Lonzo_Ball Born
Lonzo Anderson Ball is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins, earning consensus first-team All-American honors before the Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the second overall pick of the 2017 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2018.
「Lonzo Anderson Ball is an American professional basketball player who last played for...」
—— Lonzo_Ball
James_TW Born
James Taylor-Watts, better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His single "When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.
「James Taylor-Watts, better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His si...」
—— James_TW
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.
Nairi Hrachiki Hunanyan is an Armenian journalist who led the armed attack on the Armenian parliament on 27 October 1999 and killed Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan and Parliament Speaker Karen Demirchyan and six other politicians.
Haruka_Kudō_(singer) Born
Haruka Kudō is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of the pop group Morning Musume. Prior to joining Morning Musume, Kudō was a Hello! Pro Egg member. Kudō is the youngest member in history to join Morning Musume, at 11 years and 11 months old, surpassing Ai Kago's 12-year record. She is also known for playing the role of Umika Hayami/Lupin Yellow in the tokusatsu series Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger.
「Haruka Kudō is a Japanese actress and former pop singer. She is a former member of t...」
—— Haruka_Kudō_(singer)
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".
The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the team's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, c. 1908, following the lead of previous teams that had been known as the "Boston Red Stockings", including the Boston Braves. The team has won nine World Series championships, tied for the third-most of any MLB team, and has played in thirteen World Series. Their most recent World Series appearance and win was in 2018. In addition, they won the 1904 American League pennant, but were not able to defend their 1903 World Series championship when the New York Giants refused to participate in the 1904 World Series.
Michael D. Higgins (pictured) was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history.
Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet and broadcaster who served as the president of Ireland from November 2011 to November 2025. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 and a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1981 to 1982, returning to the Seanad from 1983 to 1987 and the Dáil from 1987 to 2011. He served as minister for arts, culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and as mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991.
The Mocking of Christ (pictured) by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.
The Mocking of Christ is a small 13th-century panel painting by the Italian artist Cimabue, in tempera on a poplar panel. It depicts the mocking of Jesus and is one of three panels known from Cimabue's Diptych of Devotion.
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