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
• 1983 - Takuro Okuyama, footballer
• 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