October 27 in history: • 1775 – King George III expanded on his Proclamation of Rebellion in the Thirteen Colonies in his speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. → go there • 1942 – The Empire of Japan achieved a pyrrhic victory against the United States at the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands. → go there • 1980 – The Chun Doo-hwan government arrested 153 people related to the Jogye Order, which is considered an abuse of state power. → go there • 1992 – U.S. Navy Petty Officer Allen R. Schindler Jr. was killed in Sasebo, Japan, for being gay, which led to the U.S. Armed Forces' "don't ask, don't tell" policy. → go there • 2011 – Michael D. Higgins (pictured) was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history. → go there Died 1561: Lope de Aguirre Wiki link Born 1930: Rex Shelley Wiki link Born 1954: Jan Duursema Wiki link Died 2025: Prunella Scales Wiki link Pictured: Michael D. Higgins.