Historical Events In April - 27

1940  Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history athens, Greece, captured by the German army  

1941  German troops occupy Athens Greece on this day in history.  

1942  On this day in history tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300  

1942  Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars on April - 27.  

1943  On this day in history lou Jansen & Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland  

1944  Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0 on this day in history.  

1945  On April - 27 2nd Republic of Austria forms  

1946  1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed on April - 27.  

1947  Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through the US on this day in history.  

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1947  Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through out US on this day in history.  

1948  Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River on this day in history.  

1950  South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races on this day in history.  

1950  On April - 27 "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances  

1950  On April - 27 adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70  

1951  On April - 27 mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia  

1951  Philip Albert Myburgh Hands, cricketer (7 Tests for S Africa), dies on April - 27.  

1952  On April - 27 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 15 perfs  

1953  1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP on April - 27.  

1956  Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing on this day in history.  

1956  On April - 27 burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election  

1957  On this day in history mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies  

1957  Mario A Gianini, creator (maraschino cherry), dies on April - 27.  

1959  On this day in history "Today" show goes abroard the first time (Paris France)  

1959  On April - 27 gordon Armstrong inventor of baby incubator, dies  

1959  On this day in history "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)  

1959  Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies on this day in history.  

1960  France grants Togo independence on this day in history.  

1960  France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age on this day in history.  

1960  The first atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee) on this day in history.  

1960  1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee) on April - 27.  

1961  NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays on April - 27.  

1961  Sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic on April - 27.  

1961  UK grants Sierra Leone independence on April - 27.  

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1410  John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia was born on this day in history.  

1495  Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566) was born on April - 27.  

1623  On this day in history birth of johann Adam Reincken, composer  

1650  On April - 27 birth of charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714)  

1701  On April - 27 birth of charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia  

1707  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens was born on April - 27.  

1718  Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer  

0630  On April - 27 death of king Ardashir III of Persia  

1076  Willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies on this day in history.  

1124  Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies on this day in history.  

1404  Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1521  Death of Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 on this day in history.  

1599  Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) on this day in history.  

1605  Leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69 on April - 27.  

1613  On this day in history death of robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)