April 27

Events

 * - becomes  of.
 * - : The are defeated by.
 * - places the  state of  under.
 * - :  is killed by natives in the  led by chief.
 * - Re-founding of the city of, (nowadays ), by  and.
 * - is established becoming the first  settlement in the.
 * - claims the lives of two favorites of  and two favorites of.
 * - The : A army invades mainland  from  but is defeated by a  army.
 * - The blind, impoverished sells the copyright of  for 10.
 * - First performance of  in.
 * - The passes the, designed to save the  by granting it a  on the n  trade.
 * - : and  attack the tan city of  (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the ).
 * - composes his famous piano piece,.
 * - : troops capture the  of,  (present day ,  ).
 * - The Petrel, Australian Coal carrying ship sinks in stormy seas, off Hope Bay, Tasmania.
 * - Foundation stone for new, , laid by wife of Sir.
 * -  suspends the.
 * - The creates  as the 's  institution.
 * 1865  - The  , carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the, killing 1,700, most of whom were  survivors of the.
 * - The becomes the first such party to gain, under.
 * - of   is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother,.
 * - Following the resignation and death of, a the office of.
 * - becomes a signatory to the.
 * -  in, , acquired by . The 's first shop outside.
 * - The (UAW) gains autonomy from the.
 * - : troops enter.
 * - World War II: Last German troops are expelled from (the last day of World War II going on in ). The day is the  in Finland.
 * 1945  - : The, the newspaper of the , ceases publication.
 * - : In, the is passed formally segregating races.
 * - The last  leaves the.
 * - gains independence from -administered.
 * - is granted its independence from the, with  as the first.
 * - officially opens in,  with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world.  It opens to the public the next day.
 * - against   fails under obscure circumstances.
 * - 10,000 march in, calling for impeachment of US President
 * - 28 people are killed in the.
 * - Former aide  is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for -related crimes.
 * - introduces the.
 * - The bars the  President  from entering the, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of  and others as a German Army officer during.
 * - The, comprising and , is proclaimed.
 * 1992  -  becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the   in its 700-year history.
 * 1992  -  and 12 other former   win entry into the  and the.
 * - All members of the lose their lives in a plane crash off,  in route to ,  to play a   against.
 * - : The first democratic in, in which black citizens could vote.
 * - The military operation in, , ends after 16 days of heavy bombing.
 * - The last successful telemetry from NASA space probe.
 * - The jet aircraft  makes its first flight from,.
 * - Construction begins on the for the new  in.
 * - n authorities remove the, a   in , amid political controversy with.

Births

 * -, German organist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. )
 * - Col., a heroic political figure and soldier (d. )
 * -, English historian (d. )
 * -, Greek humanist scholar (d. )]]
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, English author (d. )
 * -, American inventor (d. )
 * -, queen of Spain (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, English philosopher (d. )
 * -, 18th (d. )
 * -, English mountain climber (d. )
 * -, German general (d. )
 * -, French critic and dramatist (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * -, commandant of the (d. )
 * 1893  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, WWII Pin-Up Artist (d. )
 * 1894  -, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, American Major league baseball owner (d. )
 * -, Irish poet and writer (d. )
 * -, Greek novelist (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, Swedish jurist, member of the Swedish Academy
 * -, Italian conductor (d. )
 * 1920  -, Scottish poet
 * 1920  -, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American civil rights activist and wife of (d. )
 * 1927  -, American politician (d. )
 * 1927  -, Swiss physicist,  laureate
 * 1927  -, English aviatrix (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian violinist
 * -, French actress
 * 1932  -, South African politician
 * 1932  -, American disc jockey
 * 1932  -, Italian-born mathematician and philosopher (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1937  -, Northern Irish clergyman
 * -, American bowler (d. )
 * -, British actress and comedian
 * 1939  -, Polish Cardinal
 * -, American football player
 * -, American drummer
 * 1942  -, American agricultural tycoon
 * -, Austrian racing driver
 * -, British former weather forecaster
 * 1944  -, American musician
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1947  -, Welsh singer and songwriter  (d. )
 * 1947  -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1952  -, Finnish rally driver
 * -, French singer and actress
 * -, English musician
 * -, English darts player
 * -, American news anchor
 * -, Scottish singer
 * 1959  -, French Canadian concert pianist
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1962  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1963  -,  television writer and executive producer of 
 * -, American actress
 * 1967  -, American sportswriter
 * 1967  -, Israeli entertainer
 * 1967  -, Scottish jazz musician
 * -, Mayor of
 * 1969  -, British ballerina
 * 1969  -, Australian boxer
 * 1969  -, British singer and presenter
 * -, English actress and model
 * -, British television presenter
 * -, French Canadian professional tennis player
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Scottish singer and composer
 * 1976  -, Uruguayan footballer
 * -, French runner
 * 1977  -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1979  -, Australian netballer
 * -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1980  -, Indonesian racing driver
 * 1980  -, Austrian tennis player
 * -, Maltese singer
 * 1981  -, Swedish footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1984  -, British musician  and tattooist
 * 1984  -, American musician
 * 1984  -, hockey player
 * -, Macedonian singer
 * -, British actor
 * 1987  -, Canadian actress
 * 1987  -, Australian speed skater
 * 1987  -, Australian speed skater

Deaths

 * - King
 * - (b. )
 * -, Portuguese explorer (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, Japanese general (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Scottish Jesuit (b. )
 * -, Japanese warrior (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, French admiral (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, American frontiersman and explorer (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American essayist (b. )
 * -, known as the (b. )
 * -, Russian composer (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, American writer (suicide) (b. )
 * -, English statistician (b. )
 * -, Greek author (b. )
 * -, Italian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Bengali statesman (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, President of Bolivia (b. )
 * -, Irish actor (b. )
 * -, leader of Ghana (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Japanese industrialist (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Dutch writer (b. )
 * -, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b. )
 * -, Peruvian-born writer (b. )
 * 1998  -, Canadian publisher and media baron (b. )
 * 1998  -, French novelist (b. )
 * -, American trumpeter (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * 2002  -, American toy manufacturer (b. )
 * 2002  -, Swiss industrialist and art collector (b. )
 * -, ex-wife of (b. )
 * -, Russian cellist and conductor (b. )

Holidays and observances

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