On this day: 27 October

Selected events and births on 27 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1726 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56, one of few works he called a cantata. Read more: Johann Sebastian Bach Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
• 1726 – In Leipzig, J. S. Bach led the first performance of Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, one of the few works that he called a cantata. Read more: Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen, BWV 56
• 1904 – The first underground segment of the New York City Subway opened, connecting New York City Hall (station pictured) with Harlem. Read more: Early history of the IRT subway New York City Subway New York City Hall
• 1913 – A rail workers' strike in Chile escalates into a general strike, organized by the Regional Workers' Federation of Chile. Read more: General strike Regional Workers' Federation of Chile
• 2004 – 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". Read more: Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals 2004 World Series
• 2019 – The Mocking of Christ by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork. Read more: The Mocking of Christ (Cimabue) Cimabue

Born on this day

• 1945 – Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Brazilian union leader and politician, 35 and 39th President of Brazil Read more: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil
• 1955 – Debra Bowen, American lawyer and politician, 31st Secretary of State of California Read more: Debra Bowen Secretary of State of California
• 1956 – Babis Tsertos, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player Read more: Babis Tsertos Bouzouki
• 1993 – Troy Gentile, American actor Read more: Troy Gentile
• 1993 – Kiefer Ravena, Filipino basketball player Read more: Kiefer Ravena
• 1994 – Rasmus Ristolainen, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Rasmus Ristolainen
• 1995 – Leon Draisaitl, German ice hockey player Read more: Leon Draisaitl
• 1996 – Rasmus Andersson, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Rasmus Andersson
• 1996 – Kim Woo-seok, South Korean singer and actor Read more: Kim Woo-seok (singer)
• 1997 – Lonzo Ball, American basketball player Read more: Lonzo Ball
• 1997 – James TW, English singer-songwriter Read more: James TW
• 1999 – Haruka Kudo, Japanese singer and actress Read more: Haruka Kudō (singer)

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