Famous people born on October 27 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is October 27, you share it with Theodore Roosevelt, Sylvia Plath, John Cleese — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for October 27
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Opal
Birthstone
Marigold
Birth flower
300th
Day of the year
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years), with 65 days still to come.
Famous people born on October 27
Theodore Roosevelt — 26th President of the United States and conservationist (born 1858).
Sylvia Plath — American poet and author of The Bell Jar (born 1932).
John Cleese — English comedian and co-founder of Monty Python (born 1939).
Also sharing the day:
Captain James Cook (b. 1728) — British explorer who charted the Pacific and Australia's east coast.
Dylan Thomas (b. 1914) — Welsh poet of "Do not go gentle into that good night."
Roberto Benigni (b. 1952) — Italian actor-director who won an Oscar for Life Is Beautiful.
October 27 in history
1904 — The New York City subway opened, with more than 100,000 riders paying a nickel for their first trip.
1938 — DuPont announced the name of its revolutionary new synthetic fiber: nylon.
1961 — NASA launched the first Saturn rocket, beginning the program that would carry astronauts to the Moon.
1873 — Illinois farmer Joseph Glidden applied for the barbed wire patent that transformed the American West.
1954 — Walt Disney's "Disneyland" anthology series premiered on ABC television.
2004 — The Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years, breaking the "Curse of the Bambino."
October 27 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is October 27?
Anyone born on October 27 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for October 27?
The birthstone for a October 27 birthday is Opal, and the birth flower is the Marigold.
Who is the most famous person born on October 27?
Theodore Roosevelt is among the best known — 26th President of the United States and conservationist (born 1858).
What happened on October 27?
In 1904, The New York City subway opened, with more than 100,000 riders paying a nickel for their first trip.
What day of the year is October 27?
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years), with 65 days still to come.
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