Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

1944  On May - 27 allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks)   

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

1948  On May - 27 arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid   

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

1949  Russian stop train traffic West-Berlin on this day in history.   

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

1949  Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on May - 27.   

1950  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 27.   

1951  On May - 27 thomas Blamey, soldier, dies   

1952  European Defense Community forms on this day in history.   

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

1953  Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

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

1955  On this day in history 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  Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65   

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

1961  President Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon on May - 27.   

1961  On May - 27 the first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead?   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1964  On May - 27 jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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 May - 27 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  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on May - 27.   

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

0735  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

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

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on May - 27.   

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

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on May - 27.