April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 248 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).
NATIONAL PRIME RIB DAY
711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops of the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Tariq ibn Ziyad, land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
1521 – Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.
1595 – The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade (Serbia) by the Ottomans, where today the largest Orthodox church building in the world now stands.
1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (the "shores of Tripoli", now part of the Marines' Hymn).
1667 – The blind and impoverished poet John Milton sells the copyright of his epic poem Paradise Lost for £10.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, CT.
1805 – First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (the "shores of Tripoli", now part of the Marines' Hymn).
1813 – War of 1812: American troops capture the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York (present day Toronto, Canada). Though the Americans won a clear victory, it did not have decisive strategic results as York was a less important objective in military terms than Kingston, where the British armed vessels on Lake Ontario were based.
1861 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1861 – U.S. President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
1865 – The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,800, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons. Probably Confederate sabotage.
1911 – Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
1936 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
1978 – Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
1986 – The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Originally, the nuclear plant was to be built close to the city of Kiev, but was concerned was raised over that location.
1986 – The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to the Chernobyl disaster. Originally, the nuclear plant was to be built close to the city of Kiev, but was concerned was raised over that location.
1987 – The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
1989 – The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1994 – South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
2011 – The April 25–28 tornado outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi,Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
2014 – Popes John XXIII and John Paul II are declared saints in the first papal canonization since 1954.
2014 – Popes John XXIII and John Paul II are declared saints in the first papal canonization since 1954.
BORN TODAY
1737 – Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (d. 1794)
1759 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist, mother of Mary Shelly (Frankenstein) (d. 1797)
1791 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872)
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager, arguably the greatest right-handed hitter in MLB history (d. 1963)
1948 – Frank Abagnale Jr., CEO of Abagnale & Associates, famous criminal (movie Catch Me If You Can)
1737 – Edward Gibbon, English historian and politician, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (d. 1794)
1759 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist, mother of Mary Shelly (Frankenstein) (d. 1797)
1791 – Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872)
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager, arguably the greatest right-handed hitter in MLB history (d. 1963)
1948 – Frank Abagnale Jr., CEO of Abagnale & Associates, famous criminal (movie Catch Me If You Can)
From Wikipedia and Google (images), ex as noted.
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