Daily Calendar – October 27

The 300th day of the year; 65 days remain until the New Year.

Church Calendar

Saints Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus (1st century); Hieromartyr Silvanus, a priest from Gaza (4th century); Venerable Paraskeva of Serbia (11th century).

The Martyrs Nazarius, Gervasius, Protasius, and Celsus suffered for the name of Christ during the reign of Emperor Nero. Saint Nazarius was the son of a Christian mother, Perpetua, and a Jewish father, Africanus. He was born in Rome, where Bishop Linus introduced him to Christianity in his youth.

The Venerable Mother Paraskeva of Serbia was born into a family of devout Christian Bulgarians in the village of Epivates, located between Silistria and Constantinople.

The Hieromartyr Silvanus, a priest from Gaza, was a native of the city of Gaza, where he served God as a priest. He was captured by pagans. Despite enduring great suffering, the holy priest did not renounce Christ. He was beheaded along with 40 other Christians.

Born:

1466 – Erasmus of Rotterdam, Dutch humanist, theologian, philosopher, and writer. Died in 1536.

1728 – James Cook, English navigator. Died in 1779.

1782 – Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer. Died in 1840.

1811 – Isaac Singer, American inventor. Died in 1875.

1840 – Iakob Gogebashvili, educator, founder of scientific pedagogy in Georgia, publicist, and children's author. Died in 1912.

1855 – Ivan Michurin, renowned Russian plant breeder. Died in 1935.

1858 – Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States. Died in 1919.

1888 – Sergi Danelia, philosopher. Died in 1963.

1960 – Mamuka Tsetskhladze, artist.

1986 – Rusudan Maqashvili, Georgian actress.

Deaths:

1505 — Ivan III, Tsar of Russia.

1977 — James M. Cain, American writer.

1980 — Davit Tsereteli, Georgian painter.

1990 — Jacques Demy, French film director.

Events:

1492 — Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba.

1924 — The Turkmen and Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republics were established.

1925 — Fred Waller patented water skis.

1958 — Boris Pasternak was expelled from the Union of Soviet Writers.

1961 — Mauritania and Mongolia became members of the United Nations.

1991 — Dzhokhar Dudayev was elected President of the Republic of Ichkeria.

1991 — Turkmenistan declared independence.

1991 — Parliamentary elections were held in Poland for the first time since the end of World War II.

Commemorative Days:

Turkmenistan — Independence Day.