Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

1944  Allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks) on this day in history.   

1944  Japanese advance in Hangkhou China on May - 27.   

1948  On this day in history arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid   

1949  Martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane on May - 27.   

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

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 May - 27 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

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

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

1951  On May - 27 maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens   

1951  Thomas Blamey, soldier, dies on May - 27.   

1952  European Defense Community forms on May - 27.   

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

1953  On May - 27 dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections   

1954  Herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies on May - 27.   

1955  Red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV on May - 27.   

1955  On May - 27 boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0   

1956  On this day in history french raid in Algiers   

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

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 May - 27 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 this day in history.   

1960  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1961  On May - 27 president Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon   

1961  The first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead? on May - 27.   

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

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

1964  "From Russia With Love" premieres in US on this day in history.   

1964  Inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna on May - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

1519  Girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On May - 27 birth of caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649)   

1595  On this day in history birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  Antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648) was born on May - 27.   

1623  On May - 27 birth of william Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687)   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on May - 27.   

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

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on May - 27.   

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on May - 27.   

0866  On May - 27 ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

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

1039  Dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1178  On this day in history godfried van Rhenen, bishop of Utrecht, dies   

1444  On this day in history death of john Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (b. 1404)   

1508  Ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan, dies at 55 on this day in history.