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  Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid on May - 27.   

1949  Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane on this day in history.   

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

1949  On May - 27 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  Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing on May - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1952  On this day in history european Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed   

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

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

1955  Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV on this day in history.   

1955  Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 on May - 27.   

1956  French raid in Algiers on May - 27.   

1956  US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) on May - 27.   

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  Ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS on this day in history.   

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  On May - 27 military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history the first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead?   

1963  On this day in history jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya   

1963  On this day in history lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered   

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

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

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

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

1595  Benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

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

0366  On May - 27 death of procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326)   

0735  On this day in history death of bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673)   

0866  Ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies on May - 27.   

0927  On this day in history death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on May - 27.   

1178  Godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.   

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.