April 27

Wednesday 27, 2005:

The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus 380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.

Sunday 27, 1997:

Andrew Cunanan murders Jeffrey Trail, beginning a murder spree that will last until July and terminate with the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace.

Thursday 27, 1865:

The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,300 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom were Union survivors of the Andersonville Prison.

Wednesday 27, 1650:

The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army invades mainland Scotland from the Orkney Islands but is defeated by a Covenanter army.

Tuesday 27, 1565:

Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.