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.
Wednesday 27, 1994:
South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens vote.
Monday 27, 1992:
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is proclaimed, comprising of Serbia and Montenegro.
Sunday 27, 1986:
Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) hijacks HBO's satellite and transmits his own message to HBO viewers.
Monday 27, 1981:
Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
Thursday 27, 1972:
Constructive Vote of No Confidence against German Chancellor Willy Brandt fails under obscure circumstances.
Thursday 27, 1967:
Expo '67 opens in Montreal, Quebec.
Monday 27, 1964:
"Love me do" by the Beatles was #1 for one week in the US
Thursday 27, 1961:
Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
Wednesday 27, 1960:
Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
Thursday 27, 1950:
Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
Sunday 27, 1947:
Babe Ruth Day is celebrated at Yankee Stadium.
Friday 27, 1945:
The Völkischer Beobachter, the newspaper of the Nazi Party, ceases publication.
Sunday 27, 1941:
World War II: German troops enter Athens.
Monday 27, 1936:
The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
Monday 27, 1914:
Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Tuesday 27, 1909:
Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Murat V.
Monday 27, 1908:
The 1908 Summer Olympics open in London.
Friday 27, 1906:
Salem, Ohio celebrates its Centennial.http://www.salemohio.com
Wednesday 27, 1904:
The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
Tuesday 27, 1897:
Grant's Tomb is dedicated.
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.
Saturday 27, 1861:
President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
Monday 27, 1840:
Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry.
Tuesday 27, 1813:
War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Ontario, York (present day Toronto, Ontario).
Saturday 27, 1805:
First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' hymn).
Tuesday 27, 1773:
The British Parliament passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
Wednesday 27, 1667:
The blind, impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
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.
Wednesday 27, 1521:
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.
Tuesday 27, 1509:
Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
Friday 27, 1296:
Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.
Sunday 27, 1124:
David I becomes King of Scotland.
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