Anniversaries
Tuesday 27 October 2026

On this day . . .

• Avallone, Michael born 1924
• Brantenberg, Gerd born 1941
• Cordasco, Rachel S born 1982
• Doerr, Anthony born 1973
• Ellinger, Geoffrey born 1904
• Erickson, Paul died 1991
• Fandom: first meeting of the first UK fan group, the Ilford Science Literary Society, in 1930; and of the early US group the Los Angeles Science Fiction League (later Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society) in 1934.
• Haggard, William died 1993
• Hanmura Ryō born 1933
• Horler, Sydney died 1954
• Kelley, Mike born 1954
• Kettle, Pamela born 1934
• Lindsey, Johanna died 2019
• MacDonald, Ronald born 1860
• Maitland, Edward born 1824
• Marryat, Florence died 1899
• Marsh, Charles L born 1854
• Ōrai Noriyoshi died 2015
• Rigg, Robert B born 1913
• Robu, Cornel died 2016
• Rollins, Frank West died 1915
• Shibano Takumi born 1926
• Skillman, Phil born 1845
• Smith, George H born 1922
• Stout, Rex died 1975
• Strickland, Brad born 1947
• Wilson, Edwin born 1942
• Wolfe, Bernard died 1985
• Woodroffe, Patrick born 1940