Historical Events In May - 27

1944  On this day in history allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks)   

1944  On this day in history japanese advance in Hangkhou China   

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 this day in history.   

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

1949  On this day in history 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  Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history "Arms & the Girl" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 134 performances   

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

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

1951  On May - 27 thomas Blamey, soldier, dies   

1952  European Defense Community forms on this day in history.   

1952  On May - 27 european Defense Community Treaty, establishing an EU army, signed   

1953  On this day in history 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  Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 on May - 27.   

1956  French raid in Algiers on May - 27.   

1956  On May - 27 uS performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)   

1957  On this day in history toronto's CHUM-AM, (1050 kHz) becomes Canada's first radio station to broadcast only top 40 Rock n' Roll music format.   

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  On May - 27 ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46   

1960  Military coup overthrows democratic government of Turkey on May - 27.   

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

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

1961  On May - 27 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  Jomo Kenyatta elected first prime minister of Kenya on May - 27.   

1963  Lambrakis, Greek EDA-parliament leader, murdered on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74   

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1332  On this day in history 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  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

1601  On this day in history birth of antoine Daniel, Jesuit missionary and martyr (d. 1648)   

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  On this day in history birth of louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729)   

0366  Death of Procopius, Roman usurper (b. 326) on this day in history.   

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 May - 27 death of symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927)   

1039  On May - 27 dirk III Hierosolymita, Count of Holland, dies   

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 this day in history.   

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