Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 27:
1922 – The Italian government resigned under increasing pressure from the fascist movement of Benito Mussolini.
1986 – Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie, the Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Methodios, Pope John Paul II and the Dalai Lama pray together for world peace.
1997 – Trading halts at New York Stock Exchange as Dow Jones Industrial Average suffers biggest point drop in history.
1998 – The Social Democrat Gerhard Schroeder was sworn in as German chancellor after beating Helmut Kohl’s conservatives in an election.
1999 – The dress that Marilyn Monroe wore to sing “Happy Birthday, Mr President” to President John F. Kennedy was sold for $1,267,500 — a record for an item of clothing at auction.
1999 – Gunmen open fire in Armenian parliament, killing eight including Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan.
2002 – Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became the first leftist to be elected president of Brazil.
2004 – First-ever All African Anglican bishops’ conference opens in Lagos.
2006 – Scuba divers in Sydney, Australia set world record for underwater dance class.
2009 – Fisker Automotive announces intention to manufacture the world’s first production plug-in hybrid car.
2017 – Catalonia declares independence from Spain.
