Historical Events In April - 27

1940  Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history athens, Greece, captured by the German army   

1941  On April - 27 german troops occupy Athens Greece   

1942  Tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300 on April - 27.   

1942  Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars on this day in history.   

1943  Lou Jansen & Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland on April - 27.   

1944  Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0 on April - 27.   

1945  2nd Republic of Austria forms on April - 27.   

1946  On April - 27 1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed   

1947  On this day in history babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through the US   

1947  On this day in history babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through out US   

1948  On this day in history arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River   

1950  South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races on April - 27.   

1950  "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances on this day in history.   

1950  Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70 on April - 27.   

1951  On April - 27 mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia   

1951  On April - 27 philip Albert Myburgh Hands, cricketer (7 Tests for S Africa), dies   

1952  "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 15 perfs on this day in history.   

1953  1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing   

1956  On April - 27 burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election   

1957  On this day in history mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies   

1957  On April - 27 mario A Gianini, creator (maraschino cherry), dies   

1959  "Today" show goes abroard the first time (Paris France) on April - 27.   

1959  Gordon Armstrong inventor of baby incubator, dies on this day in history.   

1959  "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France) on this day in history.   

1959  Gordon Armstrong, inventor (baby incubator), dies on April - 27.   

1960  On this day in history france grants Togo independence   

1960  France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age on April - 27.   

1960  On April - 27 the first atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)   

1960  On April - 27 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)   

1961  NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays on April - 27.   

1961  On this day in history sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic   

1961  On this day in history uK grants Sierra Leone independence   

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1410  John Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia was born on April - 27.   

1495  On April - 27 birth of suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566)   

1623  Johann Adam Reincken, composer was born on April - 27.   

1650  Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714) was born on April - 27.   

1701  Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia was born on this day in history.   

1707  John Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens was born on April - 27.   

1718  On April - 27 birth of thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790)   

1724  On April - 27 birth of ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer   

0630  On April - 27 death of king Ardashir III of Persia   

1076  On this day in history willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies   

1124  On this day in history alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies   

1404  Philip, the Stout, Duke of Burgundy, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1521  On April - 27 death of ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50   

1599  Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history leo XI, [Alessandro O de' Medici], Italian Pope (1605), dies at 69   

1613  On April - 27 death of robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)