Historical Events In May - 27

1944  Allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks) on this day in history.  

1944  On this day in history japanese advance in Hangkhou China  

1948  On this day in history arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid  

1949  Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history russian stop train traffic West-Berlin  

1949  Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" on this day in history.  

1949  On this day in history ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY  

1950  On this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens  

1950  "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances on this day in history.  

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

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1951  On this day in history maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens  

1951  On this day in history thomas Blamey, soldier, dies  

1952  On this day in history european Defense Community forms  

1952  On May - 27 european Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed  

1953  On May - 27 dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections  

1954  Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on May - 27.  

1955  Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV on May - 27.  

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

1956  On May - 27 french raid in Algiers  

1956  US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) on May - 27.  

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

1958  Ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS on this day in history.  

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

1958  Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 on this day in history.  

1960  Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey on this day in history.  

1960  On May - 27 edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65  

1961  Fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence on this day in history.  

1961  President Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon on this day in history.  

1961  The first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead? on this day in history.  

1963  On May - 27 jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya  

1963  Lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered on May - 27.  

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

1964  On this day in history inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna  

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

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on this day in history.  

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

1576  On this day in history birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)  

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

1601  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)  

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

1626  On May - 27 birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder  

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.  

0366  On this day in history 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  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.  

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on this day in history.  

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies  

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  On May - 27 ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55