April, 27th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

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.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-april/on-this-day.html


People born on April 27

1991:
Adam Reiner, Professional Vagina Tester (b: April 27, 1991) (Biography of Adam Reiner)

1990:
Natasha Margolis, Australian violinist (b: April 27, 1990) (Biography of Natasha Margolis)

1988:
Nicholas Henderson, Scottish political activist (b: April 27, 1988) (Biography of Nicholas Henderson)

1970:
Kylie Travis, English actress and model (b: April 27, 1970) (Biography of Kylie Travis)

1969:
Darcey Bussell, British ballerina (b: April 27, 1969) (Biography of Darcey Bussell)
Mica Paris, British singer and presenter (b: April 27, 1969) (Biography of Mica Paris)

1967:
Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (b: April 27, 1967) (Biography of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands)

1963:
Cali Timmins, Canadian actress (b: April 27, 1963) (Biography of Cali Timmins)

1959:
Sheena Easton, Scottish singer (b: April 27, 1959) (Biography of Sheena Easton)

1952:
George Gervin, American basketball player (b: April 27, 1952) (Biography of George Gervin)

1951:
Ace Frehley, American musician (KISS) (b: April 27, 1951) (Biography of Ace Frehley)

1948:
Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's) (b: April 27, 1948) (Biography of Kate Pierson)

1947:
Ann Peebles, American singer (b: April 27, 1947) (Biography of Ann Peebles)

1945:
August Wilson, American playwright (b: April 27, 1945 ; d: October 2, 2005) (Biography of August Wilson)

1944:
Cuba Gooding, Sr., American musician (The Main Ingredient) (b: April 27, 1944) (Biography of Cuba Gooding, Sr.)

1941:
Lee Roy Jordan, American football player (b: April 27, 1941) (Biography of Lee Roy Jordan)

1939:
Judy Carne, British actress and comedienne (b: April 27, 1939) (Biography of Judy Carne)

1938:
Earl Anthony, American bowler (b: April 27, 1938) (Biography of Earl Anthony)

1937:
Sandy Dennis, American actress (b: April 27, 1937 ; d: March 2, 1992) (Biography of Sandy Dennis)

1932:
Anouk Aimée, French actress (b: April 27, 1932) (Biography of Anouk Aimée)
Casey Kasem, American disc jockey (b: April 27, 1932) (Biography of Casey Kasem)
Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born mathematician and philosopher (b: April 27, 1932) (Biography of Gian-Carlo Rota)

1931:
Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist (b: April 27, 1931) (Biography of Igor Oistrakh)

1927:
Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King (b: April 27, 1927) (Biography of Coretta Scott King)

1922:
Jack Klugman, American actor (b: April 27, 1922) (Biography of Jack Klugman)

1920:
Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (b: April 27, 1920 ; d: November 24, 1956) (Biography of Guido Cantelli)
Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet (b: April 27, 1920) (Biography of Edwin Morgan)

1916:
Enos Slaughter, baseball player (b: April 27, 1916 ; d: August 12, 2002) (Biography of Enos Slaughter)

1913:
Philip Hauge Abelson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b: April 27, 1913 ; d: August 1, 2004) (Biography of Philip Hauge Abelson)

1904:
Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (b: April 27, 1904 ; d: May 22, 1972) (Biography of Cecil Day-Lewis)

1899:
Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (b: April 27, 1899 ; d: March 22, 1994) (Biography of Walter Lantz)

1896:
Rogers Hornsby, baseball player (b: April 27, 1896 ; d: January 5, 1963) (Biography of Rogers Hornsby)

1894:
Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (b: April 27, 1894) (Biography of Nicolas Slonimsky)

1891:
Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (b: April 27, 1891 ; d: March 5, 1953) (Biography of Sergei Prokofiev)

1888:
Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (b: April 27, 1888 ; d: October 13, 1917) (Biography of Florence La Badie)

1878:
Frank Alvin Gotch, American professional wrestler (b: April 27, 1878) (Biography of Frank Alvin Gotch)

1840:
Edward Whymper, English mountain climber (b: April 27, 1840 ; d: September 16, 1911) (Biography of Edward Whymper)

1822:
Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (b: April 27, 1822 ; d: July 23, 1885) (Biography of Ulysses S. Grant)

1820:
Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (b: April 27, 1820) (Biography of Herbert Spencer)

1812:
Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (b: April 27, 1812 ; d: January 24, 1883) (Biography of Friedrich von Flotow)

1791:
Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor (b: April 27, 1791) (Biography of Samuel F. B. Morse)

1701:
King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b: April 27, 1701 ; d: February 20, 1773) (Biography of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia)

1623:
Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (b: April 27, 1623 ; d: November 24, 1722) (Biography of Johann Adam Reinken)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-april/births.html

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People who died on April 27

2002:
George Alec Effinger (d: April 27, 2002) (Biography of George Alec Effinger)
Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza (d: April 27, 2002) (Biography of Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza)
Ruth Handler (d: April 27, 2002) (Biography of Ruth Handler)

2000:
Vicki Sue Robinson (d: April 27, 2000) (Biography of Vicki Sue Robinson)

1999:
Al Hirt, American trumpeter (b: November 7, 1922 ; d: April 27, 1999) (Biography of Al Hirt)

1998:
Carlos Castaneda, author (b: December 25, 1925 ; d: April 27, 1998) (Biography of Carlos Castaneda)

1996:
William Colby, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b: January 4, 1920 ; d: April 27, 1996) (Biography of William Colby)

1995:
Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (b: September 1, 1921 ; d: April 27, 1995) (Biography of Willem Frederik Hermans)

1992:
Olivier Messiaen, French composer and ornithologist (b: December 10, 1908 ; d: April 27, 1992) (Biography of Olivier Messiaen)

1977:
Stanley Adams (actor) (d: April 27, 1977) (Biography of Stanley Adams (actor))

1972:
Kwame Nkrumah (d: April 27, 1972) (Biography of Kwame Nkrumah)

1970:
Arthur Shields, Irish actor (b: February 15, 1896 ; d: April 27, 1970) (Biography of Arthur Shields)

1965:
Edward R. Murrow (d: April 27, 1965) (Biography of Edward R. Murrow)

1952:
Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (b: August 14, 1865 ; d: April 27, 1952) (Biography of Guido Castelnuovo)

1936:
Karl Pearson, English statistician (b: March 27, 1857 ; d: April 27, 1936) (Biography of Karl Pearson)

1932:
Hart Crane, American poet (b: July 21, 1899 ; d: April 27, 1932) (Biography of Hart Crane)

1921:
Arthur Mold, English cricketer (b: May 29, 1863 ; d: April 27, 1921) (Biography of Arthur Mold)

1915:
Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b: January 6, 1872 ; d: April 27, 1915) (Biography of Alexander Scriabin)

1882:
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and philosopher (b: May 25, 1803 ; d: April 27, 1882) (Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson)

1813:
Zebulon Pike, American explorer (b: January 5, 1779 ; d: April 27, 1813) (Biography of Zebulon Pike)

1702:
Jean Bart, French admiral (b: October 21, 1651 ; d: April 27, 1702) (Biography of Jean Bart)

1695:
John Trenchard, English politican (b: March 30, 1640 ; d: April 27, 1695) (Biography of John Trenchard (Secretary of State))

1694:
John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b: October 18, 1668 ; d: April 27, 1694) (Biography of John George IV, Elector of Saxony)

1656:
Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (b: January 13, 1596 ; d: April 27, 1656) (Biography of Jan van Goyen)

1625:
Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (b: January 22, 1553 ; d: April 27, 1625) (Biography of Mori Terumoto)

1613:
Robert Abercromby (d: April 27, 1613) (Biography of Robert Abercromby)

1605:
Pope Leo XI (b: June 2, 1535 ; d: April 27, 1605) (Biography of Pope Leo XI)

1599:
Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b: January 15, 1538 ; d: April 27, 1599) (Biography of Maeda Toshiie)

1530:
Jacopo Sannazaro (d: April 27, 1530) (Biography of Jacopo Sannazaro)

1521:
Ferdinand Magellan (d: April 27, 1521) (Biography of Ferdinand Magellan)

1404:
Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b: January 15, 1342 ; d: April 27, 1404) (Biography of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy)

630:
Ardashir III of Persia (d: April 27, 630) (Biography of Ardashir III of Persia)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/27-april/deaths.html