NAVY DAY
Navy Day on October 27th salutes all of the military personnel who have served, both past and present, in the United States Navy. Hooyah! #NavyDay
NATIONAL CIVICS DAY
National Civics Day on October 27th celebrates the importance of civic education all across America. The observance also commemorates the date the Federalist Papers were first published on October 27, 1787. These documents served as a foundation for the United States Constitution. #NationalCivicsDay
NATIONAL AMERICAN BEER DAY
National American Beer Day raises a glass to the rich American beer making history and those who savor the continued traditions. Pour your favorite pint with millions who enjoy the storied brews across the nation. #AmericanBeerDay
Coming on October 28, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY
NATIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE DAY
NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY
WILD FOODS DAY
Notable Birthdays for October 27
Juan Seguín (1806-1890) - Texas colonel and politician who helped establish the Independence of Texas.
Stevens T. Mason (1811-1843) - The first Governor of Michigan.
Isaac Singer (1811-1875) - Founder of the Singer Corporation.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) - The 26th President of the U.S.
Walt Kuhn (1877-1949) - Painter who is said to have introduced Modernism in the U.S.
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau (1910-2000) - Chemical engineer who designed the first penicillin production plant.
Leif Erickson (1911-Still Living) - Actor best known for his role in The High Chaparral.
Joe Medicine Crow (1913-2016) - Anthropologist, historian, and author.
Ruby Dee (1922-2014) - Actress known for her roles in A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950).
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) - Pop artist most known for his creative works Whaam! and Look Mickey.
Ned Wertimer (1923-2013) - Actor best recognized for his role as the doorman in The Jeffersons.
Mary Joan Okum (1924-2015) - The first female rock singer who went by the stage name Bonnie Lou.
H. R. Haldeman (1926-1993) - White House Chief of Staff to Richard Nixon who was charged with perjury, conspiracy, and obstruction for covering up his involvement in Watergate.
Dolores "Dee" Moore (1932-2000) - Player for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Neil Sheehan (1936-2021) - NY Times journalist who was able to obtain the classified Pentagon Papers.
John Gotti (1940-2002) - Notorious mob boss of the Gambino family.
Maxine Hong Kingston (1940-Still Living) - Author and feminist who wrote The Woman Warrior.
Lee Greenwood (1942-Still Living) - Country singer best known for his signature song God Bless the U.S.A.
Carmen Argenziano (1943-2019) - Actor best known for his role as Jacob Carter on Stargate SG-1.
Steven R. Nagel (1946-2014) - NASA engineer and astronaut.
Garry Tallent (1949-Still Living) - Founding member of the E Street Band.
Robert Picardo (1953-Still Living) - Actor known for his role as the Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager.
Jan Duursema (1954-Still Living) - DC Comic illustrator, specifically Star Wars.
Marla Maples (1963-Still Living) - Former model and ex-wife to Donald Trump.
Scott Weiland (1967-2015) - Lead singer of the rock band Stone Temple Pilots.
Aron Ralston (1975-Still Living) - Mountaineer who is known for cutting of his right arm after an accident while on a canyon hike.
Memorable Events for October 27
1682- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is founded by William Penn.
1775 - The Continental Navy is formed by the U.S. Navy.
1787 - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay publish the Publius (aka, the Federalist Papers) in NY newspapers.
1780 - Samuel Williams takes the first astronomical expedition to record an eclipse of the sun.
1838 - Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issues the Extermination Order warning Mormons to leave the state or be killed.
1884 - The first and oldest apartment complex in NY City is opened by architect Henry Hardenbergh Dakota.
1904 - The first section of NY subway from Manhattan to Harlem is opened.
1917 - Nearly 20,000 women march in a suffrage parade in New York.
1922 - Navy Day celebrates its first commemoration.
1938 - DuPont announces their new nylon stockings product.
1947 - Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life premieres on the radio.
1954 - Disneyland premieres on ABC.
1954 - Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first Black General in the U.S. Air Force.
1962 - Major Rudolf Anderson (Air Force) becomes the first and only direct human casualty of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1988 - Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new U.S. Embassy in Moscow after inspectors found listening devices.
1997 - Microsoft argues against the U.S. government (253 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 2001) that the Internet should be free from government interference.
1997 - The U.S. releases a redesigned $50 bill to combat counterfeit measures.
2018 - A gunman opens fire on a Pittsburgh synagogue killing 11 people and injuring 6 others in an anti-semitic attack.
2022 - Elon Musk takes buys Twitter.
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