April 27

Wednesday 27, 1994:

South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens vote.

Sunday 27, 1986:

Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) hijacks HBO's satellite and transmits his own message to HBO viewers.

Monday 27, 1964:

"Love me do" by the Beatles was #1 for one week in the US

Monday 27, 1908:

The 1908 Summer Olympics open in London.

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.

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