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 this day in history.   

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

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

1949  Indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day" on May - 27.   

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

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

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

1951  On May - 27 chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing   

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

1951  Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies on this day in history.   

1952  European Defense Community forms on this day in history.   

1952  European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed on May - 27.   

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

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  Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 on May - 27.   

1956  French raid in Algiers on this day in history.   

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

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

1958  On May - 27 ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS   

1958  On this day in history vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed)   

1958  Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 on May - 27.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

1964  On May - 27 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 May - 27.   

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

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.   

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  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on May - 27.   

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

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

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  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  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.