Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

1944  Allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks) on May - 27.   

1944  On May - 27 japanese advance in Hangkhou China   

1948  Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid on May - 27.   

1949  On this day in history martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane   

1949  Russian stop train traffic West-Berlin on May - 27.   

1949  On May - 27 indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day"   

1949  On May - 27 ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY   

1950  On May - 27 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

1950  "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances on May - 27.   

1951  On this day in history chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing   

1951  Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens on May - 27.   

1951  Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies on May - 27.   

1952  On May - 27 european Defense Community forms   

1952  European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed on this day in history.   

1953  Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections on May - 27.   

1954  On May - 27 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

1955  Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

1955  Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history french raid in Algiers   

1956  US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.   

1957  Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS   

1958  Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on May - 27.   

1958  On this day in history ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46   

1960  Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey on May - 27.   

1960  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65 on May - 27.   

1961  On May - 27 fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence   

1961  On this day in history president Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon   

1961  The first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead? on May - 27.   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on May - 27.   

1963  On May - 27 lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered   

1964  "From Russia With Love" premieres in US on this day in history.   

1964  Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna on May - 27.   

1964  Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74 on May - 27.   

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1332  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on May - 27.   

1576  On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  On this day in history birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  On this day in history birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)   

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  On May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  On May - 27 death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

1178  On May - 27 godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  On May - 27 death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.