Major Events
- 1982 China announces its population has reached over 1 billion people
- 1986 British government deregulates financial markets in a “Big Bang,” enhancing London’s status as a financial capital while increasing income inequality
Oct 27 in Film & TV
Oct 27 in Music
- 1960 American pop and soul singer Ben E. King records “Spanish Harlem” and “Stand By Me” in NYC
Oct 27 in Sport
- 2019 Tiger Woods scores a wire-to-wire 3-stroke win over Hideki Matsuyama at the inaugural Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf & Country Club, tying Sam Snead‘s record of 82 PGA victories
Did You Know?
DuPont announces its new synthetic polyamide fiber will be called “nylon”

Fun Fact About October 27
The first section of the New York subway, running from Lower Manhattan to Broadway Harlem for a fare of one nickel and built by the Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT), opens
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