Who was born on October 27

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 27, including Floyd Cramer, Mauricio de Sousa, Charlie Tagawa. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

49 documented historical events happened on October 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Franco-Dutch War: French forces surrender the fortress town of Grave to the Dutch army after a three month siege. On the same day, in another year: J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.