Page 6: Historical Events In April - 27

1940  On this day in history himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

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

1941  German troops occupy Athens Greece on this day in history.   

1942  On April - 27 tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300   

1942  On April - 27 belgium Jews are forced to wear stars   

1943  On April - 27 lou Jansen & Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland   

1944  On this day in history boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0   

1945  On this day in history 2nd Republic of Austria forms   

1946  1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed on this day in history.   

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  Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River on this day in history.   

1950  On April - 27 south Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races   

1950  "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater NYC for 245 performances on April - 27.   

1950  Adam Tadeusz Wieniawski, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1951  Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia on this day in history.   

1951  Philip Albert Myburgh Hands, cricketer (7 Tests for S Africa), dies on April - 27.   

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  Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing on April - 27.   

1956  Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election on this day in history.   

1957  Mario A Gianini creator of the maraschino cherry, dies on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history mario A Gianini, creator (maraschino cherry), dies   

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

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

1959  "Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France) on April - 27.   

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

1960  On this day in history france grants Togo independence   

1960  France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history nASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays   

1961  Sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic on April - 27.   

1961  UK grants Sierra Leone independence on this day in history.   

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1410  On April - 27 birth of john Van Lannoy, Flemish governor of Holland/Zealand/West Frisia   

1495  Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1566) was born on this day in history.   

1623  On April - 27 birth of johann Adam Reincken, composer   

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  On this day in history birth of john Burman, Dutch botanist/director botanical gardens   

1718  Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1724  Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Lobkowitz, composer was born on April - 27.   

0630  Death of King Ardashir III of Persia on April - 27.   

1076  On April - 27 willem, bishop of Utrecht (1054-76), murderer of earl Floris I, dies   

1124  Alexander I, king of Scotland (1107-24), dies on this day in history.   

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

1521  Death of Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives at 50 on this day in history.   

1599  Death of Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538) on April - 27.   

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

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