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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