Daily Calendar for Saturday, September 27, 2025

Born

  • Samuel Adams (patriot) –
  • Peter Joseph von Cornelius (painter) –
  • Thomas Nast (cartoonist) –
  • Catherine Marshall (writer) –
  • William Conrad (actor) –
  • Arthur Penn (director) –
  • Wilford Brimley (actor) –
  • Shaun Cassidy (singer) –
  • Clara Hughes (cyclist) –
  • Gwyneth Paltrow (actress) –
  • Avril Lavigne (singer) –

Died

  • Adelina Patti (opera singer; namesake of the song You’re the Flower of My Heart Sweet Adeline) –
  • Engelbert Humperdinck (German composer) –
  • Donald O'Connor (song and dance man) –
  • William Safire (political columnist, language maven) –
  • Maggie Smith (actress) –

Events

  • Breakthrough in deciphering the Rosetta Stone announced–
  • SS Arctic and SS Vesta collided in the North Atlantic–
  • The Tonight Show made its television debut with Steve Allen as host–
  • The Warren Commission Report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy issued–
  • Two men, Jeffrey Petkovich and Peter Debernardi, went over Niagara Falls in a barrel. They were the first pair ever to go over the falls and live. They were charged with unlawfully performing the stunt–
  • Mark McGwire hit his 69th and 70th home runs–
  • Dawn spacecraft launched, Cape Canaveral, Florida–

Weather

  • Unripened corn in much of New England was killed by a severe black frost–
  • Winds gusted to 115 mph on Long Island; 109 mph in Chatham, Massachusetts; and 100 mph in Milton, Massachusetts–
  • Hurricane Gloria made landfall near Fire Island, New York, and then crossed the Connecticut coastline–
  • A rare waterspout was seen in Long Island Sound, New York, off Smithtown Bay–
  • Los Angeles, California, reached a record high temperature of 113 degrees F–

Explore Other Dates on the Calendar