Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 27
Events
- 1557 - Emperor Ōgimachi, 106th Emperor of Japan, begins his reign
- 1911 - Chikuhei Nakajima pilots Japan's first airship
- 1930 - Wushe Incident: A group of 300 Seediq warriors massacre 136 mostly-Japanese men, women, and children at an athletics meet at the Taiwan-Chinese Musyaji Elementary School in Taiwan
- 1980 - The Tokyo Temple (now Tokyo Japan Temple) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is dedicated
- 1992 - Allen R. Schindler, Jr., an American Radioman Petty Officer Third Class in the United States Navy, is killed by a shipmate and an accomplice in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki for being gay
Births
- 1858 - Saitō Makoto (d. 1936), naval officer and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1884 - Shirō Takasu (d. 1944), naval officer
- 1890 - Toshinari Shōji (d. 1974), general
- 1906 - Kazuo Ohno (d. 2010), dancer
- 1926 - Takumi Shibano (d. 2010), translator and author
- 1933 - Ryō Hanmura (d. 2002), author
- 1935 - Charlie Tagawa, Japanese-American entertainer and banjoist
- 1952 - Atsuyoshi Furuta, footballer
- 1966 - Masanobu Takashima, actor
- 1978 - Manami Konishi, actress and singer
- 1979 - Hiroyuki Yamamoto, footballer
- 1980 - Sayuri Osuga, speed skater and cyclist
- 1982 - Takashi Tsukamoto, actor and singer
- 1987 - Thelma Aoyama, singer
- 1991 - Shohei Takahashi, footballer
- 1992 - Junya Ikeda, actor and voice actor
- 1992 - Taiko Katono, actor and model
- 1999 - Haruka Kudo, singer and actress
Deaths
- 1816 - Santō Kyōden (b. 1761), poet, writer and artist
- 2008 - Frank Nagai (b. 1932), singer
Film and television
- 2005 - Reincarnation, a horror film starring Yūka, Karina Nose, Kippei Shiina, and Shun Oguri
- 2012 - A Terminal Trust, a drama film starring Tamiyo Kusakari, Kōji Yakusho, Takao Osawa, and Tadanobu Asano
Holidays, observances, and anniversaries
- 1921 - Michinoku Bank is founded
- 1923 - Supermarket chain CGC Japan is founded
- 2005 - Dengeki Maoh begins publication