Portal:Japan/Anniversaries/October/October 27

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