On October 27, several international holidays and important historical events are celebrated around the world. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.

International holidays

Today is the holiday of soft teddy bears. It is one of the most popular toys of the 20th and 21st centuries. In Western Europe and America, it is called Teddy after Theodore Roosevelt. In 1902, the president showed sympathy for an American black bear. Roosevelt received an invitation to come and shoot a bear tied to a tree. However, he refused to kill it and delegated this to others. His goal was to save the suffering bear. This incident was written about in newspapers, and various caricatures appeared. Over time, it turned into a small cute bear. The details of the event gradually faded from memory. But Teddy's refusal to shoot the bear remained in people's memory.

On October 27, residents of the United Kingdom celebrate the official holiday of black cats. And residents of the United States usually celebrate it on August 17. Why was this holiday included in the calendar? According to statistical data, people refuse to adopt black cats. That is, this holiday was invented to show care for black cats.

In addition, today is International Audiovisual Heritage Day. The special day appeared in the calendar in 2005 at the suggestion of UN experts. On this very day in 1980, it was recommended to preserve audiovisual memories and documents. Audiovisual documents began to spread massively only in the 20th century. Its main goal is the preservation of cultural heritage.

Historical events on October 27 in the world

  • 01In 1873, barbed wire was patented in the USA.
  • 02In 1682, the city of Philadelphia was founded in the USA.
  • 03In 1904, the first underground metro line opened in New York.
  • 04In 1918, Irkutsk State University was established.
  • 05In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the USA and the USSR held negotiations aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear war.
  • 06In 1971, the Republic of Congo was renamed Zaire.
  • 07In 1979, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 08In 1984, the Baikal-Amur Mainline was opened.
  • 09In 1991, Turkmenistan declared independence from the Soviet Union.
  • 10In 1999, an armed attack was carried out on the Armenian parliament, killing eight people, including Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan.
  • 11In 2008, the world's first underground metro opened in Switzerland.

Historical events on October 27 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1953, the Moyynty — Shu railway was put into operation.
  • 02In 2005, Nursultan Nazarbayev presented the State Peace and Progress Award of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the then President of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev.
  • 03In 2006, the grand opening ceremony of the "Western Zheltoksan" automobile interchange took place in Almaty.
  • 04In 2009, during a meeting at the Pavlodar Regional Library, a presentation of the book "Әнім әнге жалғассын" by composer Kairbek Satiev was held.
  • 05In 2009, a memorandum on cooperation between the Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan and the Prosecutor General's Office of Slovakia was signed in Bratislava.

Famous people born on October 27 in the world

  • 01In 1782, Italian violinist, guitarist, and composer Niccolò Paganini was born.
  • 02In 1858, the 26th President of the USA, Theodore Roosevelt, was born.
  • 03In 1927, Soviet film director and screenwriter Aleksandr Sery was born.
  • 04In 1944, Soviet film and theater actor Nikolai Karachentsov was born.
  • 05In 1978, British violinist and composer Vanessa-Mae was born.
  • 06In 1982, Brazilian footballer Ricardo Quaresma was born.

Who was born on October 27 in Kazakhstan

  • 01In 1944, artist, laureate of the All-Union Lenin Komsomol Prize, Honored Worker of Kazakhstan Kamil Mollashev was born.
  • 02In 1946, former deputy of the Mazhilis of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Ualikhan Bishimbayev was born.
  • 03In 1959, holder of the Order of Glory II degree Abd rashid Zhukenov was born.
  • 04In 1961, lawyer, former judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kambar Nuryshev was born.