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

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

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

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

1949  Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1952  European Defense Community forms on May - 27.   

1952  On this day in history 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 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  On May - 27 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  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  On this day in history fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence   

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

1961  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1964  "From Russia With Love" premieres in US on May - 27.   

1964  Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna on this day in history.   

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

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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 this day in history.   

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

1595  On May - 27 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 May - 27 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  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  On May - 27 death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

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