Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

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

1944  On May - 27 japanese advance in Hangkhou China   

1948  On May - 27 arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid   

1949  On May - 27 martin Canine, cartoon character, spoofs Martin Kane   

1949  On this day in history russian stop train traffic West-Berlin   

1949  On May - 27 indians start 12-17, owner Bill Veeck arranges a "Second Opening Day"   

1949  Ropert L Ripley, cartoonist (Believe It or Not), dies at 55 in NY on May - 27.   

1950  On May - 27 bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

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

1951  Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens   

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

1952  On May - 27 european Defense Community forms   

1952  European Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed on this day in history.   

1953  Dutch social democratic/Dutch Liberal Party win municipal elections on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

1955  On May - 27 red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV   

1955  Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history french raid in Algiers   

1956  US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests) on this day in history.   

1957  Toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format on May - 27.   

1958  Ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS on May - 27.   

1958  Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on May - 27.   

1958  Ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46 on May - 27.   

1960  On this day in history military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey   

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

1961  On this day in history fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence   

1961  President Kennedy announces US goal to reach the Moon on May - 27.   

1961  On May - 27 the first "black light" is sold can disco be far ahead?   

1963  Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 27 lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered   

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

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  On May - 27 birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  On this day in history 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 May - 27.   

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

1623  William Petty, English scientist and philosopher (d. 1687) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On this day in history birth of william II, prince of Orange/stadholder   

1651  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  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.