Page 7: Historical Events In May - 27

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

1944  Japanese advance in Hangkhou China on this day in history.   

1948  Arabs blow up Jewish synagogue Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid on this day in history.   

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 this day in history bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Wallace Stevens   

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

1951  On this day in history chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing   

1951  Maritime Museum at Aquatic Park, San Fransisco opens on this day in history.   

1951  On May - 27 thomas Blamey, soldier, dies   

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 May - 27.   

1954  On May - 27 herzmanovsky-Orlando, writer, dies   

1955  On this day in history red Buttons Show, last airs on NBC-TV   

1955  On this day in history boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0   

1956  French raid in Algiers on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history uS performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)   

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  On this day in history ernest Green & 600 whites graduate from Little Rock's Central HS   

1958  Vanguard SLV-1 launched for Earth orbit (failed) on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history ainslie Pryor, actor (Adventures of Hiram Holiday), dies at 46   

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

1960  Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65 on May - 27.   

1961  On May - 27 fiorentina wins first Europe Cup II in Florence   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1964  On May - 27 inter Milan wins 9th Europe Cup 1 in Vienna   

1964  Jawaharial Nehru, Independent India's 1st PM, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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1332  On this day in history birth of ibn Khaldun, Tunis, Arab historian/sociologist (Muqaddimah)   

1519  On May - 27 birth of girolamo Mei, Italian historian (d. 1594)   

1576  Caspar Schoppe, German scholar (d. 1649) was born on May - 27.   

1595  On May - 27 birth of benedictus Carpzovius, [Benedikt Carpzov], German lawyer   

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 May - 27.   

1626  William II, prince of Orange/stadholder was born on this day in history.   

1651  Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (d. 1729) was born on this day in history.   

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

0735  Death of Bede, English historian and theologian (b. 672 or 673) on this day in history.   

0866  On this day in history ordono I, King of Asturia (850-66), dies   

0927  Death of Symeon, czar of Bulgaria ( -927) on May - 27.   

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

1178  On May - 27 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.