On This Day — September 27

🕰️ Notable Events on September 27

• 2014 — Eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs. Wikipedia ↗
• 2012 — A mass shooting takes place at Accent Signage Systems, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing six people, including the gunman who committed suicide, and wounding two others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2008 — CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk while flying on Shenzhou 7. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — NASA launches the Dawn probe. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — SMART-1 satellite is launched. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — Zug massacre: In Zug, Switzerland, Friedrich Leibacher shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — The Julie N., a tanker ship, spills thousands of gallons of oil after crashing into the Million Dollar Bridge in Portland, Maine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various others to help fight against dictatorship in Myanmar. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Richard Stallman announces the GNU Project to develop a free Unix-like operating system. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — The United States Department of Education receives final approval from the U.S. Congress to become the 13th US Cabinet agency. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — The last use of capital punishment in Spain sees the executions of five members of militant organisations, sparking worldwide protests against the Spanish government and the withdrawal of numerous ambassadors. Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — The stage musical Hair opens at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July 1973. Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — The Yemen Arab Republic is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The nationwide debut of Tonight Starring Steve Allen (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — The first Plenary Session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Last day of the September Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marine Corps troops barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces near the Matanikau River. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — The National Liberation Front (Greece) is established and Georgios Siantos is appointed acting leader. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — The SS Patrick Henry is launched becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched in Glasgow. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bobby Jones wins the U.S. Amateur Championship to complete the Grand Slam of golf. The old structure of the grand slam was the U.S. Open, The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur, and British Amateur. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — The Republic of China is recognized by the United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu. Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — The physics journal Annalen der Physik received Albert Einstein's paper, "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc². Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1875 — The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool. Wikipedia ↗
• 1854 — The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean. Wikipedia ↗
• 1825 — The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened. Wikipedia ↗
• 1822 — Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone. Wikipedia ↗
• 1791 — Jews in France are granted French citizenship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1779 — The Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1777 — American Revolutionary War: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States, for one day after the Second Continental Congress evacuates Philadelphia to avoid invading British forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1669 — The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1605 — The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1590 — Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1540 — The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. Wikipedia ↗
• 1529 — The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1422 — After the brief Gollub War the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania Wikipedia ↗
• 1331 — The Battle of Płowce between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order is fought. Wikipedia ↗
• 1066 — William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 27

• 1998 — Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Dylan Walker, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Monica Puig, Puerto Rican-American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Vinnie Sunseri, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Luc Castaignos, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Pak Kwang-ryong, North Korean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ousmane Barry, Guinean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Anete Paulus, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Rio Uchida, Japanese model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Park Tae-hwan, South Korean swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Lisa Ryzih, German pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Austin Carlile, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Vanessa James, French figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Olga Puchkova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Vin Mazzaro, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Matt Shoemaker American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ricardo Risatti, Argentinian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Massimo Bertocchi, Canadian decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Daniel Pudil, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Paul Bevan, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Davide Capello, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — John Lannan, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jeon Hye-bin, South Korean actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jon McLaughlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Darrent Williams, American football player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Sophie Crumb, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jon Garland, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Christian Jones, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Brad Arnold, American rock singer-songwriter (3 Doors Down) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jon Rauch, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Matt Harding, American video game designer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jason Phillips, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Francesco Totti, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Carrie Brownstein, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist and speed skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Craig L. Rice, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Horacio Sandoval, Mexican illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese chess player and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tamara Taylor, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Don Jamieson, American comedian and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Peter MacKay, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Canadian Minister of Justice Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Alexis Stewart, American radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Steve Kerr, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Bernard Lord, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Premier of New Brunswick Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Predrag Brzaković, Serbian footballer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Tracy Camp, American computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Marc Maron, American comedian, actor, and radio host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Jean-Marc Barr, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Beth Heiden, American speed skater and cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Shaun Cassidy, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Irvine Welsh, Scottish author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bill Athey, English cricketer, footballer, and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Peter Sellars, American actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Steve Archibald, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ray Hadley, Australian radio host and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Russian violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Diane Abbott, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru and saint Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Greg Ham, Australian keyboard player, saxophonist and songwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Katie Fforde, English author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Paul Craig, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Geoff Gallop, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Western Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Michel Rivard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — David Starobin, American guitarist, producer, and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Steve Soper, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Graham Richardson, Australian journalist and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Health Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Mike Schmidt, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Les Chapman, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Dick Advocaat, Dutch football manager and former player Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Richard Court, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Western Australia Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Denis Lawson, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Nicos Anastasiades, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 7th President of Cyprus Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — T. C. Cannon, American painter and sculptor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bob Spiers, Scottish-English director and producer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Ian Garnett, English admiral Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Randy Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Peter Bonetti, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Serge Ménard, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Don Nix, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Josephine Barstow, English soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Nicholas Haslam, English interior designer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Carol Lynn Pearson, American author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Kathy Whitworth, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jean-Loup Dabadie, French journalist, songwriter, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Vasyl Durdynets, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, 8th Prime Minister of Ukraine Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (Soul Train) (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Gordon Honeycombe, English actor, playwright, and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Wilford Brimley, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Claude Jarman, Jr., American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Dick Schaap, American sportscaster and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Paul Goble, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Greg Morris, American actor (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Geoff Bent, English footballer (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Michael Colvin, English captain and politician (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Gabriel Loubier, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Oliver E. Williamson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Marcia Neugebauer, American geophysicist Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Calvin Jones, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Bruno Junk, Estonian race walker (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Barbara Murray, English actress (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on September 27 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on September 27

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Sukkot II