Today In History - April 27

1522 Battle at Bicacca: Charles I and Pope Adrianus VI beat France
1526 Mogol King Babur beats sultan of Delhi
1565 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms
1576 Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
1643 Tirso de Molina's "Bellaco Sois, Gomez," premieres in Madrid
1646 King Charles I flees Oxford
1650 Scottish general Montrose defeated
1662 Netherlands and France sign military covenant
1694 Frederik August I "the Strong" becomes monarch of Saksen
1746 Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III"
1805 U.S. Marines attack shores of Tripoli
1813 Americans under Gen Pike capture Toronto; Pike is killed
1828 Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park London, opens
1838 Fire destroys half of Charleston
1857 Establishment of Jewish congregations in Lower Austria prohibited
1859 "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard
1860 Thomas J. Jackson is assigned to command Harpers Ferry
1861 President Abe Lincoln suspends writ of habeas corpus
1861 West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from U.S.
1865 Cornell University in Ithaca,New York is chartered
1870 Heinrich Schliemann discovers Troi
1874 White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms
1877 President Hayes removes Federal troops from LA, Reconstruction ends
1881 Pogroms against Russian Jews start in Elisabethgrad
1890 French troops under Capt Archinard occupy Oussebougou West Sudan
1903 Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens
1905 World Exposition opens in Luik
1908 4th modern Olympic games opens in London
1910 Belgian parliament rejects socialist motion for general voting rights
1912 Relief laws replaces those of 1854, in Netherlands
1918 Giants' 9-0 winning start and Dodgers' 0-9 losing streak are stopped
1920 Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence
1922 Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR
1923 Mussolini government italian place in South Tirol/Alto Adige
1924 Antwerp soccer tie Belgium-Netherlands 1-1
1926 In the Giants' 9-8 win over Phillies, Mel Ott, 17, 1st appearance
1933 Karl Jansky reports reception of cosmic radio signal in Washington D.C.
1935 Brussel's World Expo opens
1935 Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia A's 9-8
1937 U.S. Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment
1940 Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp
1941 German troops occupy Athens Greece
1942 Belgium Jews are forced to wear stars
1942 Tornado destroys Pryor, Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300
1943 Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland
1943 Soviet Union breaks contact with Polish government exiled in London
1944 Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0
1945 2nd Republic of Austria forms
1945 U.S. 5th army enters Genua
1946 1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed
1947 Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and through out US
1948 Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River
1950 "Tickets, Please" opens at Coronet Theater New York City for 245 performances
1950 South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races
1951 Mohammed Mossadeq chosen premier of Persia
1952 "4 Saints in 3 Acts" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 15 performances
1953 1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP
1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek"
1956 Burma Premier U Nu's Volksliga voor Vrijheid loses election
1956 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
1959 Liu Sjau-chi elected president of China PR
1960 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched, the Tullibee
1960 South Korean President Syngman Rhee resigns
1961 NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays
1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
1961 Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K.
1962 Arnold Wesker's "Chips with Everything," premieres in London
1963 "Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname
1964 John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in U.S.
1965 "I'm Solomon" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater New York City after 7 performances
1965 RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper
1966 Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd cello concert
1967 Expo '67 opens in Montreal
1967 Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ
1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1968 "Education of Hyman Kaplan" closes at Alvin New York City after 28 performances
1968 Baltimore Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0
1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
1971 Curt Flood resigns Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark
1972 Apollo 16 returns to Earth
1972 New York City Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported
1973 Kansas City Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
1974 Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107
1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
1976 "So Long 174th St" opens at Harkness Theater New York City for 16 performances
1976 Arabic Monetary Fund established in Abu Dhabi
1977 Bloody riots in Soweto South Africa
1977 HCC, Hobby Computer Club, forms in Netherlands
1978 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 4-3 in 11
1979 George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone"
1980 Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
1981 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL
1982 Nordiques 1-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles hold 1-0 lead
1982 Trial of John W. Hinckley, Jr. attempted assassin of Reagan, begins
1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
1984 Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana
1986 "Sweet Charity" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 368 performances
1986 Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1989 "Starmites" opens at Criter Ctr SR Theater New York City for 60 performances
1989 Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
1989 Hurricane in Bangladesh, kills 500
1989 Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy
1990 Dodger Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery
1990 Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10
1991 "Lucifer's Child" closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 28 performances
1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio
1992 "Small Family Business" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 48 performances
1992 New York Jets finish perfect 5-0 pre-season for 1st time
1992 New York Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
1993 Afghan Antonov AN-32 crashes at Tashqurgan, kills 76
1994 "Inspector Calls" opens at Royale Theater New York City for 454 performances
1994 President Nixon buried in Nixon Library in California
1994 Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Brewers 6-0
1995 "Indiscretions" opens at Ethel Barrymore Theater New York City for 221 performances
1995 Coors Field in Colorado opens - Denver Rockies beats Mets 11-9 in 14
1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont
1997 "Little Foxes," opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 56 performances
1997 "Stanley," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City
1997 Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks
1997 Las Vegas Senior Golf Classic by TruGreen-ChemLawn
1997 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship

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