A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on April 27 throughout history.
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The recorded pre-colonial history of the Philippines, sometimes also referred to as its "protohistoric period" begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 AD and ends with…
Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.
The history of the Australian Labor Party (federally spelt Labour prior to 1912) has its origins in the Labour parties founded in the 1890s in the Australian colonies prior to federation.
Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, was summarily executed by an Italian partisan in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy on 28 April 1945, in the final days of…
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus until 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (often abridged as Last Week Tonight) is an American news satire late-night talk show hosted by John Oliver.
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.
Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano retires from the ring
Astronomer Johannes Kepler marries widow Barbara Müller
Chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (28) weds Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva at Nikolaev Engineering Institute's church in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Beatle Ringo Starr (40) weds American actress Barbara Bach (33) at Marylebone Town Hall, London, England
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937), was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based...
American actress Natalie Wood (23) divorces American actor Robert Wagner (30) after almost 5 years of marriage; they remarry in 1972
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry files for divorce from her second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet, six months after the couple separated
David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and King...
Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors and Bourgondisch covenant
The Battle of Bicocca or La Bicocca (Italian: Battaglia della Bicocca) was fought on 27 April 1522, during the Italian War of 1521–26.
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and...
Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez" premieres in Madrid
Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under the Marquess of Montrose invades mainland Scotland from Orkney and is defeated by a Covenanter army
Netherlands and France sign a military agreement
Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August I) from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from...
Cornelis van Steenoven elected seventh Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
British Parliament passes the Tea Act (Boston won't like this)
US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
Americans under General Zebulon Pike capture York (now Toronto) from British regulars, militia and Ojibwe natives forcing a British withdrawal to Kingston; Pike is killed
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity and organization devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It was founded in 1826.
Fire destroys half of Charleston
Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening
Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
"Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Battle of Streight's Raid: Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff, AL
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders, Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca, met in the New York State Senate in January 1864.
The White League, also known as the White Man's League, was a white supremacist paramilitary terrorist organization started in the Southern United States in 1874 to intimidate freedmen (emancipated...
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency.
Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
French troops under Capt Archinard occupy Oussebougou, West Sudan
Richard "King Dick" Seddon succeeds John Balance as premier of New Zealand and leader of Liberal Party
Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated
Foundation of the Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Science, the world's first research sound archive (added to UNESCO's Memory of the World 1999) [1]
1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0
World Exposition opens in Liège
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908.
Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی, romanized: Abd ul-Hamid-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II.
Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore (for the time being) of the United States Senate
Relief laws in Netherlands replace those of 1854
Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
The British renew their assault on the Irish Volunteer position in Mount Street; shelling also sets the buildings on fire
Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped
Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
Hadjememaar, [Corn de Gelder] elected in Amsterdam
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (German Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film.
Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) created
White Sox first baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St Louis Browns [1]
Hawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S.
Brussels World Exposition opens
1st US social security payment made
The German invasion of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II.
Belgian Jews are forced to wear stars
After the Munich Agreement, the Soviet Union pursued a rapprochement with Nazi Germany.
Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0
Slovakia, officially the (First) Slovak Republic, and from 14 March until 21 July 1939 officially known as the Slovak State (Slovak: Slovenský štát), was a partially recognized clerical fascist...
1st radar installed aboard a commercial ship
The Arab Legion was the police force, then regular army, of the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate, in the early part of the 20th century, and then of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, an...
Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa.
1st general elections in British Guiana, won by the People's Progressive Party with Cheddi Jagan first person of Indian descent to be elected head of government outside South Asia
"Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S.
Chips with Everything is a 1962 play by Arnold Wesker. The play shows class attitudes at the time by examining the life of a corporal.
"Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname
Robert C. Duncan and Norma L. Baker are granted a patent for the "Pampers" disposable diaper on behalf of Procter & Gamble
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967.
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series...
Apollo 16 returns to Earth after lunar exploration, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean 350 km (189 nmi) southeast of the island of Kiritimati
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) is a regional Arab organization, a working sub-organization of the Arab League. It was founded in 1976, and has been operational since 1977.
The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots or the Soweto rebellion, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on...
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA; Dari: حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستان), known as the Homeland Party after June 1990, was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established...
First female soccer official is hired by the NASL
The 1982 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division.
On April 27, 1986, American electrical engineer and business owner John R. MacDougall (using the pseudonym "Captain Midnight") jammed the Home Box Office (HBO) satellite signal on Galaxy 1 during a...
Protests led by students, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
50th annual Barbershop Quartet Singing Convention held in Michigan
Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
7th longest NHL game at 125 min 43 sec: Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 1-0 on a goal by Dave Hannan
Dave D'Entremont (June 15, 1961 – October 12, 2013) of Middleburg Heights, Ohio was an American professional 10-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association PBA Tour.
"Stanley" closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC
Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old [1]
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving...
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River,...
The March 2013 Karachi bombing was a terrorist attack that struck a predominantly Shia area inside Abbas Town, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, Pakistan on 3 March 2013.
Myles Lorenz Garrett is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
Italian women footballers finally turn professional after Italian Football Federation changes status of top division (takes effect 1 July) and ends capped amateur salaries [1]
Findings from the Zoonomia Project published - where genomes of 240 mammals collected and compared. Reveals 10.7% of the human genome identical to almost all species. [1]
Iraq's parliament criminalizes same-sex relationships, passing a law that allows for up to 15 years in prison [1]
Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer and philosopher, known for english writer and philosopher, was born on 1759-04-27.
Herbert Spencer, English philosopher and political theorist, known for english philosopher and political theorist, was born on 1820-04-27.
Ulysses S. Grant is born
Sheila Scott, English aviator, known for british aviator, was born on 1922-04-27. Sheila Christine Scott OBE was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance…
Willem-Alexander is born
Jack Klugman, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1922-04-27. Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Casey Kasem, American disc jockey and actor, known for american disc jockey and actor, was born on 1932-04-27.
Sergei Prokofiev musician, known for russian composer and pianist, was born on 1891-04-27. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April [O.S.
Patrick Stump, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1985-04-27.
Lizzo, American musician, known for american singer and rapper, was born on 1989-04-27.
Rogers Hornsby, American athlete, known for american baseball player, coach and manager, was born on 1896-04-27.
Leo Diegel, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1899-04-27.
Enos Slaughter, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1916-04-27.
George Gervin, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1953-04-27.
Draža Mihailović, Serbian leader of the chetniks in wwii, known for leader of the chetniks in wwii, was born on 1893-04-27.
Earl Anthony, American professional bowler, known for american professional bowler, was born on 1938-04-27.
August Wilson, American playwright, known for american playwright, was born on 1945-04-27. August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright.
Frank Bainimarama is born
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, known for american philosopher, died on 1882-04-27.
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian ghanaian politician, known for ghanaian politician, died on 1972-04-27. Francis Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary.
David I or Dauíd mac Maíl Choluim (Modern Gaelic: Daibhidh I mac [Mhaoil] Chaluim; c. 1084 – 24 May 1153) was a 12th century ruler and saint who was Prince of the Cumbrians from 1113 to 1124 and King...
Treaty of St Truiden: anti-French Trapdoors and Bourgondisch covenant
The Battle of Bicocca or La Bicocca (Italian: Battaglia della Bicocca) was fought on 27 April 1522, during the Italian War of 1521–26.
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and...
The recorded pre-colonial history of the Philippines, sometimes also referred to as its "protohistoric period" begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 AD and ends with…
Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
Astronomer Johannes Kepler marries widow Barbara Müller
Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez" premieres in Madrid
Battle of Carbisdale: Royalist army under the Marquess of Montrose invades mainland Scotland from Orkney and is defeated by a Covenanter army
Netherlands and France sign a military agreement
Augustus II the Strong (12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733), was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I (German: Friedrich August I) from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from...
Cornelis van Steenoven elected seventh Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer and philosopher, known for english writer and philosopher, was born on 1759-04-27.
British Parliament passes the Tea Act (Boston won't like this)
US Marines attack shores of Tripoli
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist.
Americans under General Zebulon Pike capture York (now Toronto) from British regulars, militia and Ojibwe natives forcing a British withdrawal to Kingston; Pike is killed
Herbert Spencer, English philosopher and political theorist, known for english philosopher and political theorist, was born on 1820-04-27.
Ulysses S. Grant is born
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is a charity and organization devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. It was founded in 1826.
Fire destroys half of Charleston
Imakita Kosen, 1st Zen teacher of D.T. Suzuki, found the awakening
Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
"Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
Chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (28) weds Feozva Nikitichna Leshcheva at Nikolaev Engineering Institute's church in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Battle of Streight's Raid: Tuscumbia to Cedar Bluff, AL
Steamboat "SS Sultana" explodes in the Mississippi River, killing up to 1,800 of the 2,427 passengers in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history; most are paroled Union POWs on their way home.
The history of Cornell University begins when its two founders, Andrew Dickson White of Syracuse and Ezra Cornell of Ithaca, met in the New York State Senate in January 1864.
The White League, also known as the White Man's League, was a white supremacist paramilitary terrorist organization started in the Southern United States in 1874 to intimidate freedmen (emancipated...
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency.
Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher, known for american philosopher, died on 1882-04-27.
French troops under Capt Archinard occupy Oussebougou, West Sudan
Sergei Prokofiev musician, known for russian composer and pianist, was born on 1891-04-27. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April [O.S.
Richard "King Dick" Seddon succeeds John Balance as premier of New Zealand and leader of Liberal Party
Draža Mihailović, Serbian leader of the chetniks in wwii, known for leader of the chetniks in wwii, was born on 1893-04-27.
Rogers Hornsby, American athlete, known for american baseball player, coach and manager, was born on 1896-04-27.
Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated
Foundation of the Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Science, the world's first research sound archive (added to UNESCO's Memory of the World 1999) [1]
Leo Diegel, American athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1899-04-27.
1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Philadelphia A's win 6-0
The history of the Australian Labor Party (federally spelt Labour prior to 1912) has its origins in the Labour parties founded in the 1890s in the Australian colonies prior to federation.
World Exposition opens in Liège
The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908.
Abdülhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی, romanized: Abd ul-Hamid-i s̱ānī; Turkish: II.
Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore (for the time being) of the United States Senate
Relief laws in Netherlands replace those of 1854
Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty
The British renew their assault on the Irish Volunteer position in Mount Street; shelling also sets the buildings on fire
Enos Slaughter, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1916-04-27.
Giants' 9-0 winning start & Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped
Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
Hadjememaar, [Corn de Gelder] elected in Amsterdam
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (German Die 1000 Augen des Dr. Mabuse) is a 1960 black-and-white crime thriller film directed by Fritz Lang in his final film.
Sheila Scott, English aviator, known for british aviator, was born on 1922-04-27. Sheila Christine Scott OBE was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance…
Jack Klugman, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1922-04-27. Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess (25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937), was an Italian radio-frequency engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based...
Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) created
White Sox first baseman Bud Clancy didn't handle ball at all in a 9 inning game vs St Louis Browns [1]
Hawaii is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two non-contiguous U.S.
Casey Kasem, American disc jockey and actor, known for american disc jockey and actor, was born on 1932-04-27.
Brussels World Exposition opens
1st US social security payment made
Earl Anthony, American professional bowler, known for american professional bowler, was born on 1938-04-27.
The German invasion of Greece or Operation Marita (German: Unternehmen Marita), were the attacks on Greece by Italy and Germany during World War II.
Belgian Jews are forced to wear stars
After the Munich Agreement, the Soviet Union pursued a rapprochement with Nazi Germany.
Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0
Benito Mussolini, the deposed Italian fascist dictator, was summarily executed by an Italian partisan in the village of Giulino di Mezzegra in northern Italy on 28 April 1945, in the final days of…
Slovakia, officially the (First) Slovak Republic, and from 14 March until 21 July 1939 officially known as the Slovak State (Slovak: Slovenský štát), was a partially recognized clerical fascist...
August Wilson, American playwright, known for american playwright, was born on 1945-04-27. August Wilson (né Frederick August Kittel Jr.; April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American playwright.
1st radar installed aboard a commercial ship
The Arab Legion was the police force, then regular army, of the Emirate of Transjordan, a British protectorate, in the early part of the 20th century, and then of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, an...
Group Areas Act was the title of three acts of the Parliament of South Africa enacted under the apartheid government of South Africa.
1st general elections in British Guiana, won by the People's Progressive Party with Cheddi Jagan first person of Indian descent to be elected head of government outside South Asia
George Gervin, American athlete, known for american basketball player, was born on 1953-04-27.
Frank Bainimarama is born
Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano retires from the ring
"Today" show goes abroard 1st time (Paris France)
1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the U.S.
American actress Natalie Wood (23) divorces American actor Robert Wagner (30) after almost 5 years of marriage; they remarry in 1972
Chips with Everything is a 1962 play by Arnold Wesker. The play shows class attitudes at the time by examining the life of a corporal.
"Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname
Robert C. Duncan and Norma L. Baker are granted a patent for the "Pampers" disposable diaper on behalf of Procter & Gamble
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967.
The 1968 Baltimore Orioles season was a season in American baseball. The team finished second in the American League with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses, 12 games behind the AL and World Series...
Willem-Alexander is born
Apollo 16 returns to Earth after lunar exploration, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean 350 km (189 nmi) southeast of the island of Kiritimati
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian ghanaian politician, known for ghanaian politician, died on 1972-04-27. Francis Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary.
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) is a regional Arab organization, a working sub-organization of the Arab League. It was founded in 1976, and has been operational since 1977.
The Soweto uprising, also known as the Soweto riots or the Soweto rebellion, was a series of demonstrations and protests led by black school children in South Africa during apartheid that began on...
The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA; Dari: حزب دموکراتیک خلق افغانستان), known as the Homeland Party after June 1990, was a Marxist–Leninist political party in Afghanistan established...
Beatle Ringo Starr (40) weds American actress Barbara Bach (33) at Marylebone Town Hall, London, England
First female soccer official is hired by the NASL
The 1982 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting.
The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division.
Patrick Stump, American musician, known for american musician, was born on 1985-04-27.
On April 27, 1986, American electrical engineer and business owner John R. MacDougall (using the pseudonym "Captain Midnight") jammed the Home Box Office (HBO) satellite signal on Galaxy 1 during a...
Protests led by students, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989.
Lizzo, American musician, known for american singer and rapper, was born on 1989-04-27.
50th annual Barbershop Quartet Singing Convention held in Michigan
Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio
Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
7th longest NHL game at 125 min 43 sec: Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 1-0 on a goal by Dave Hannan
Dave D'Entremont (June 15, 1961 – October 12, 2013) of Middleburg Heights, Ohio was an American professional 10-pin bowler and member of the Professional Bowlers Association PBA Tour.
"Stanley" closes at Circle in the Square Theater, NYC
Nevada State Museum discovers the oldest mummy in North America - on the shelves of their own museum, after the Spirit Cave Mummy radiocarbon dates to over 9,400 years old [1]
Pioneer 10 (originally designated Pioneer F) is a NASA space probe launched in 1972 that completed the first mission to the planet Jupiter.
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry files for divorce from her second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet, six months after the couple separated
The Airbus A380 is a large wide-body airliner, developed and produced by Airbus until 2021. It is the world's largest passenger airliner and the only full-length double-deck jet airliner.
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia
The 2011 Super Outbreak was the largest and costliest tornado outbreak ever recorded, taking place in the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States from April 25 to 28, 2011, leaving...
Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, 391 km (243 mi) southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnipro River,...
The March 2013 Karachi bombing was a terrorist attack that struck a predominantly Shia area inside Abbas Town, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town in Karachi, Pakistan on 3 March 2013.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (often abridged as Last Week Tonight) is an American news satire late-night talk show hosted by John Oliver.
Myles Lorenz Garrett is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).
Italian women footballers finally turn professional after Italian Football Federation changes status of top division (takes effect 1 July) and ends capped amateur salaries [1]
Findings from the Zoonomia Project published - where genomes of 240 mammals collected and compared. Reveals 10.7% of the human genome identical to almost all species. [1]
Iraq's parliament criminalizes same-sex relationships, passing a law that allows for up to 15 years in prison [1]