September, 27th in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Monday 27, 2004:
2004 - Virgin Group announces a joint venture with Mojave Aerospace Ventures to build VSS Enterprise for commercial space flights and a new company called Virgin Galactic.

Saturday 27, 2003:
The Uniterran Church was founded in Victor, NY

Friday 27, 2002:
Timor-Leste (East Timor) joins the United Nations.

Thursday 27, 2001:
Boyband 5ive announced their disbandment.

Sunday 27, 1998:
Google is first established

Saturday 27, 1997:
Communications are lost with the Mars Pathfinder for unknown reasons.

Friday 27, 1996:
In Afghanistan, the Taliban capture the capital city Kabul after driving out President Burhanuddin Rabbani and executing former leader Mohammad Najibullah.

Wednesday 27, 1995:
The Government of the United States unveils the first of its redesigned bank notes with the $100 bill featuring a larger portrait of Benjamin Franklin slightly off-center.

Tuesday 27, 1988:
The National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi is founded.

Saturday 27, 1986:
Cliff Burton, bassist for Metallica, dies after being crushed by the band's tour bus during their European tour.

Tuesday 27, 1983:
Richard Stallman announces the GNU project to develop a free Unix-like operating system.

Saturday 27, 1980:
Marvin Hagler defeats Alan Minter to claim boxing's world Middleweight championship in London. They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.

Thursday 27, 1979:
The United States Department of Education receives final approval from the U.S. Congress to become the 13th US Cabinet agency.

Friday 27, 1968:
The stage musical, "Hair", opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, where it played 1,998 performances until closure was forced by the roof collapsing in July, 1973.

Sunday 27, 1964:
The Warren Commission releases its report, concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

Sunday 27, 1959:
Nearly 5000 people die on the main Japanese island of Honshu as the result of a typhoon.

Monday 27, 1954:
The nationwide debut of Tonight! (The Tonight Show) hosted by Steve Allen on NBC.

Tuesday 27, 1949:
The first Plenary Session of the National People's Congress approves the design of the Flag of the People's Republic of China.

Sunday 27, 1942:
Glenn Miller and his Orchestra perform for the last time before Miller enters the US Army.

Saturday 27, 1941:
The SS Patrick Henry is launched becoming the first of more that 2,700 Liberty ships.

Friday 27, 1940:
The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.

Tuesday 27, 1938:
Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched in Glasgow.

Thursday 27, 1928:
The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.

Wednesday 27, 1905:
Albert Einstein publishes the paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?" in Annalen der Physik. This paper revealed the relationship between energy and mass.

Sunday 27, 1903:
Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.

Wednesday 27, 1854:
The steamship Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great disaster in the Atlantic Ocean.

Tuesday 27, 1825:
The Stockton and Darlington Railway opens, and begins operation of the world's first service of locomotive-hauled passenger trains.

Friday 27, 1822:
Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta stone.

Thursday 27, 1821:
Mexico gains its independence from Spain.

Thursday 27, 1787:
The United States Constitution is delivered to the states for ratification.

Tuesday 27, 1605:
The armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm

Thursday 27, 1590:
Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.

Friday 27, 1540:
The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

Tuesday 27, 489:
Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona, and is defeated again.

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


People born on September 27

1984:
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer and songwriter (b: September 27, 1984) (Biography of Avril Lavigne)

1982:
Lil Wayne, American rapper and producer (Cash Money Records) (b: September 27, 1982) (Biography of Lil Wayne)

1981:
Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer (b: September 27, 1981) (Biography of Lakshmipathy Balaji)

1978:
Brad Arnold, American singer and songwriter (3 Doors Down) (b: September 27, 1978) (Biography of Brad Arnold)

1977:
Andrus Värnik, Estonian athlete, javelin thrower (b: September 27, 1977) (Biography of Andrus Värnik)

1976:
Francesco Totti, Italian footballer (b: September 27, 1976) (Biography of Francesco Totti)

1972:
Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist (b: September 27, 1972) (Biography of Clara Hughes)

1965:
Peter MacKay, Canadian political leader (b: September 27, 1965) (Biography of Peter MacKay)
Steve Kerr, Lebanese-born basketball player (b: September 27, 1965) (Biography of Steve Kerr)

1961:
Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (b: September 27, 1961) (Biography of Andy Lau)

1958:
Shaun Cassidy, American singer and actor (b: September 27, 1958) (Biography of Shaun Cassidy)

1953:
Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian religious leader (b: September 27, 1953) (Biography of Mata Amritanandamayi)
Diane Julie Abbott, British politician (b: September 27, 1953) (Biography of Diane Julie Abbott)

1952:
Dumitru Prunariu, cosmonaut (b: September 27, 1952) (Biography of Dumitru Prunariu)

1949:
Mike Schmidt, baseball player (b: September 27, 1949) (Biography of Mike Schmidt)
Graham Richardson, Australian politician and broadcaster (b: September 27, 1949) (Biography of Graham Richardson)

1948:
A. Martinez, American actor (b: September 27, 1948) (Biography of A. Martinez)
Michele Dotrice, English actor (b: September 27, 1948) (Biography of Michele Dotrice)

1947:
Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer (b: September 27, 1947) (Biography of Barbara Dickson)
Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (b: September 27, 1947) (Biography of Meat Loaf)

1946:
Robin Nedwell, English comedy actor (b: September 27, 1946) (Biography of Robin Nedwell)

1945:
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-born artist (b: September 27, 1945 ; d: March 14, 2003) (Biography of Jack Goldstein)

1943:
Randy Bachman, Canadian musician (b: September 27, 1943) (Biography of Randy Bachman)

1942:
Dith Pran, Cambodian-born photojournalist (b: September 27, 1942) (Biography of Dith Pran)
Alvin Stardust, English singer (b: September 27, 1942) (Biography of Alvin Stardust)

1939:
Delores Taylor, American actress (b: September 27, 1939) (Biography of Delores Taylor)
Kathy Whitworth, American golfer (b: September 27, 1939) (Biography of Kathy Whitworth)

1936:
Gordon Honeycombe, British author, playwright, and actor (b: September 27, 1936) (Biography of Gordon Honeycombe)
Don Cornelius, American television host (b: September 27, 1936) (Biography of Don Cornelius)

1934:
Wilford Brimley, American actor (b: September 27, 1934) (Biography of Wilford Brimley)
Claude Jarman Jr., American actor (b: September 27, 1934) (Biography of Claude Jarman Jr.)
Dick Schaap, American sports reporter (b: September 27, 1934 ; d: December 21, 2001) (Biography of Dick Schaap)

1933:
Greg Morris, American actor (b: September 27, 1933) (Biography of Greg Morris)
Will Sampson, American actor (b: September 27, 1933) (Biography of Will Sampson)

1932:
Roger C. Carmel, American actor (b: September 27, 1932) (Biography of Roger C. Carmel)
Michael Colvin, Canadian tenor (b: September 27, 1932) (Biography of Michael Colvin)
Oliver E. Williamson, American economist (b: September 27, 1932) (Biography of Oliver E. Williamson)

1929:
Sada Thompson, American actress (b: September 27, 1929) (Biography of Sada Thompson)

1927:
Romano Scarpa, Italian comic book artist (b: September 27, 1927 ; d: April 23, 2005) (Biography of Romano Scarpa)

1924:
Fred Singer, American environmental scientist (b: September 27, 1924) (Biography of Fred Singer)

1922:
Carl Ballantine, American actor (b: September 27, 1922) (Biography of Carl Ballantine)
Arthur Penn, American director (b: September 27, 1922) (Biography of Arthur Penn)

1920:
William Conrad, American actor (b: September 27, 1920 ; d: February 11, 1994) (Biography of William Conrad)
Jayne Meadows, American actress (b: September 27, 1920) (Biography of Jayne Meadows)

1919:
James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician (b: September 27, 1919 ; d: October 5, 1986) (Biography of James H. Wilkinson)

1918:
Martin Ryle, English radio astronomer, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (b: September 27, 1918 ; d: October 14, 1984) (Biography of Martin Ryle)

1913:
Albert Ellis, American psychologist (b: September 27, 1913) (Biography of Albert Ellis)

1907:
Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and writer (b: September 27, 1907 ; d: February 20, 2003) (Biography of Maurice Blanchot)
Bhagat Singh, Indian freedom fighter (b: September 27, 1907 ; d: March 23, 1931) (Biography of Bhagat Singh)

1906:
William Empson, British poet and critic (b: September 27, 1906) (Biography of William Empson)

1896:
Sam Ervin, U.S. Senator from North Carolina (b: September 27, 1896 ; d: April 23, 1985) (Biography of Sam Ervin)

1885:
Harry Blackstone, American magician (b: September 27, 1885) (Biography of Harry Blackstone)

1879:
Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician (b: September 27, 1879) (Biography of Hans Hahn)
Cyril Scott, English composer (b: September 27, 1879) (Biography of Cyril Scott)

1871:
Grazia Deledda, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b: September 27, 1871 ; d: August 15, 1936) (Biography of Grazia Deledda)

1843:
Gaston Tarry, French mathematician (b: September 27, 1843) (Biography of Gaston Tarry)

1840:
Thomas Nast, German-born political cartoonist (b: September 27, 1840 ; d: December 7, 1902) (Biography of Thomas Nast)

1830:
William Babcock Hazen, American Civil War general (b: September 27, 1830) (Biography of William Babcock Hazen)

1824:
William "Bull" Nelson, American Civil War general (b: September 27, 1824) (Biography of William "Bull" Nelson)

1821:
Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss writer (b: September 27, 1821) (Biography of Henri Frederic Amiel)

1818:
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe, German chemist (b: September 27, 1818 ; d: November 25, 1884) (Biography of Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe)

1805:
George Müller, Prussian orphanage builder (b: September 27, 1805) (Biography of George Müller)

1803:
Samuel Francis du Pont, American admiral (b: September 27, 1803) (Biography of Samuel Francis du Pont)

1722:
Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader (b: September 27, 1722 ; d: October 2, 1803) (Biography of Samuel Adams)

1719:
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician (b: September 27, 1719) (Biography of Abraham Gotthelf Kästner)

1696:
Alphonsus Liguori, Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (b: September 27, 1696 ; d: August 1, 1787) (Biography of Alphonsus Liguori)

1643:
Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman (b: September 27, 1643) (Biography of Solomon Stoddard)

1627:
Jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop and author (b: September 27, 1627) (Biography of Jacques Benigne Bossuet)

1601:
King Louis XIII of France (b: September 27, 1601 ; d: May 14, 1643) (Biography of Louis XIII of France)

1389:
Cosimo de Medici, ruler of Florence (b: September 27, 1389) (Biography of Cosimo de Medici)

1275:
John II of Brabant (b: September 27, 1275) (Biography of John II of Brabant)

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