Did you know
Roddy succeeded original announcer Olson on The Price Is Right and held the role from 1986 until his death in 2003, and as of 2026, is the longest-serving announcer on the current incarnation of the show.
Notable Deaths on October 27
2003 — Rod Roddy
American game show announcer (born 1937)
October 27 has 116 recorded notable deaths across history, from 939 to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
116 source records
939 – 2025
Today in history
Major events on October 27
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1958 Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is deposed by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier. Source
- 1930 Ratifications are exchanged in London for the first London Naval Treaty go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories. Source
- 1964 Ronald Reagan delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "A Time for Choosing". Source
- 1999 Gunmen open fire in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others. Source
Did you know
Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915.
Did you know
Demy is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967).
Did you know
In her article "L'Art de Vivre" from 1981 she states "The extension of the art of dwelling is the art of living — living in harmony with man's deepest drives and with his adopted or fabricated environment.
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During the 1790s, Santō Kyōden became a household name, and one of his works could sell as many as 10,000 copies, numbers that were previously unheard of for the time.
More major people who died on October 27
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1990
Xavier Cugat
Spanish-American violinist, bandleader, and actor (born 1900)
Xavier Cugat was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States.
1990
Jacques Demy
French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1931)
Jacques Demy was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.
1999
Charlotte Perriand
French architect and designer (born 1903)
Charlotte Perriand was a French architect and designer. Her work aimed to create functional living spaces in the belief that better design helps in creating a better society.
1816
Santō Kyōden
Japanese poet and painter (born 1761)
Santō Kyōden was a Japanese artist, writer, and the owner of a tobacco shop during the Edo period. His real name was Iwase Samuru , and he was also known popularly as Kyōya Denzō .
2006
Jozsef Gregor
Hungarian opera singer (born 1940)
József Gregor was a renowned Hungarian operatic bass who enjoyed success first in Hungary, then in France, Belgium and Canada, and finally in the United States.
2015
Ayerdhal
French author (born 1959)
Yal Ayerdhal was a French thriller and science fiction writer from Lyon. His later work preferred the thriller genre; Transparences, Resurgences and Rainbow Warriors play with various genres.
1052
Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad
Uqaylid emir
Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad, also known by the honorific Muʿtamid al-Dawla, was the third Uqaylid emir of Mosul, and ruler of other towns in Iraq, from 1001 to 1050.
1980
Judy LaMarsh
Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd Secretary of State for Canada (born 1924)
Julia Verlyn LaMarsh was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she became the second woman to serve as a federal Cabinet minister.
1269
Ulrich III
Duke of Carinthia (born c.1220)
Ulrich III was the ruler in the March of Carniola from c. 1249 and Duke of Carinthia from 1256 until his death, the last ruler from the House of Sponheim. His rule had long-lasting consequences.
1485
Rodolphus Agricola
Dutch philosopher, poet and educator (born 1443)
Rodolphus Agricola was a Dutch humanist scholar recognized as the "father of Northern European humanism" for his role in introducing the Italian Renaissance's intellectual disciplines to the North.
1613
Gabriel Báthory
Prince of Transylvania (born 1589)
Gabriel Báthory was Prince of Transylvania from 1608 to 1613. The Ottomans nicknamed him "Deli Kiral".
1962
Enrico Mattei
Italian businessman and politician (born 1906)
Enrico Mattei was an Italian public administrator. After World War II, he was given the task of dismantling the Italian petroleum agency Agip, a state enterprise established by Fascist Italy.
1949
Marcel Cerdan
Algerian-French boxer (born 1916)
Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion in 1948-1949.
2009
John David Carson
American actor (born 1952)
John David Carson was an American actor known for his work in film and television. Born in Los Angeles, California, he began his career as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including Space Ghost (1966–1968).
1327
Elizabeth de Burgh
queen of Robert the Bruce
Elizabeth de Burgh was the second wife and only queen consort of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots.
2010
Néstor Kirchner
Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Argentina (born 1950)
Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007.
1992
Allen R. Schindler
Jr. American sailor (born 1969)
Allen R. Schindler Jr. was an American radioman petty officer third class in the United States Navy who was murdered for being gay. He was killed in a public toilet in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan, by Terry M.
2013
Lou Reed
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1942)
Lewis Allan Reed was an American musician, songwriter and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades.
2015
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
Indian pharmacologist and academic (born 1930)
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, was an Indian clinical pharmacologist, medical academic and health planner, who headed the National Committee for formulating the policy and guidelines on drugs and clinical trials in India.