Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

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

1944  Japanese advance in Hangkhou China on this day in history.   

1948  Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid on this day in history.   

1949  On May - 27 martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane   

1949  On May - 27 russian stop train traffic West-Berlin   

1949  On this day in history 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 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 May - 27 chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing   

1951  Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 27 thomas Blamey, soldier, dies   

1952  European Defense Community forms on May - 27.   

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

1953  On this day in history dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections   

1954  Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV   

1955  On May - 27 boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0   

1956  French raid in Algiers on May - 27.   

1956  On May - 27 uS performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)   

1957  Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format on May - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1958  On May - 27 ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46   

1960  On this day in history military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey   

1960  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1961  Fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence on May - 27.   

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  Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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1332  Ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah) was born on May - 27.   

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  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.   

1651  On May - 27 birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)   

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  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  Death of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404) on May - 27.   

1508  On this day in history ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55