Today in History (Apr. 27)
Monday, April 28, 2008 2:03 AM
This is Today in History for Apr. 27
Those born on Apr. 27 include:
| 1737 | | Edward Gibson, England, historian (Decline & Fall of the Roman Emp) |
| 1759 | | Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) |
| 1791 | | Samuel Finley Breece Morse, US painter/inventor (telegraph) |
| 1820 | | Herbert Spencer, Derby England, Victorian philosopher (Social Statics) |
| 1822 | | Ulysses S Grant (R), 18th president (1869-77) |
| 1835 | | John Murray Corse, Pitts, US general (Union) |
| 1840 | | Edward Whymper, 1st to climb Matterhorn (1865) |
| 1883 | | Hubert Harrison, St Croix Virgin Island, writer/freedom fighter |
| 1892 | | Louis Victor de Broglie, physicist (studied electrons) |
| 1893 | | Norman Bel Geddes, Adrian Mich, theatrical designer (Rivals, Dead End) |
| 1896 | | Rogers Hornsby, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards) |
| 1896 | | Wallace Hume Carothers, inventor (nylon) |
| 19-- | | Ellen Regan, LI NY, actress (Irma-Ted Knight Show, Me & Mrs C) |
| 19-- | | Hayley Barr, actress (Courtney-As the World Turns) |
| 19-- | | Robert Donner, NYC, actor (Yancy-The Waltons, Exidor-Mork & Mindy) |
| 1900 | | Walter Lantz, animator (Woody Woodpecker's creator) |
| 1903 | | Frank Belknap Long, American writer (Rim of the Unknown) |
| 1904 | | Arthur F Burns, economist/chairman (Federal Reserve Board) |
| 1904 | | Cecil Day-Lewis, England, poet laureate/detective (Nicholas Blake) |
| 1911 | | Colin Gordon, Ceylon, actor (John-The Baron) |
| 1918 | | John Scali, newspaperman/correspondant (ABC) |
| 1918 | | Kirby Stone, NYC, jazz combo leader (Baubles Bangles & Beads) |
| 1922 | | Jack Klugman, Phila (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus) |
| 1927 | | Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist |
| 1929 | | Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, USSR, discus thrower (Oly-gold-1952, 60) |
| 1932 | | Anouk Aimee, [Francoise Dreyfus], Paris, actress (8«, La Dolce Vita) |
| 1932 | | Casey Kasem, Detroit, radio personality (American Top 40) |
| 1932 | | Charles Adkins, US, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) |
| 1932 | | Chuck Knox, NFL coach (Rams, Bills, Seahawks) |
| 1937 | | Phil Jones, newsman (CBS) |
| 1937 | | Sandy Dennis, Nebraska, actress (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe) |
| 1938 | | Earl Anthony, bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3) |
| 1939 | | Judy Carne, Northhampton Engl, comedienne (Laugh-in, Fair Exchange) |
| 1941 | | Judith Blegen, Missoula Mont, opera singer (Papagena-Magic Flute) |
| 1943 | | Helmut Marko, auto racer (Le Mans Grand Prix) |
| 1944 | | Michael Fish, British TV weatherman |
| 1945 | | August Wilson, US, playwright (Fences) |
| 1947 | | Ann Peebles, Missouri, soul singer (I Can't Stand the Rain) |
| 1947 | | Jim Ryun, middle distance runner/world's outstanding athlete (1966) |
| 1947 | | Pete Ham, rock guitarist/pianist/vocalist (Badfinger-Come & Get It) |
| 1948 | | Katie Pierson, vocals/guitarist (B-52's-Rock Lobster, Love Shack) |
| 1949 | | Douglas Sheehan, Santa Monica Calif, actor (Ben-Knots Landing) |
| 195- | | Cora Ann Mahalick, news anchor (WNYW-TV) |
| 1951 | | Ace Frehley, Bronx NY, heavy metal rocker (Kiss-Beth, Frehley's Comet) |
| 1953 | | Dr Ellen L Shulman Baker, Fayetteville NC, MD/astronaut (STS-34) |
| 1959 | | Sheena Easton, Glasgow Scotland, singer/Jack LaLane spokesperson |
| 1963 | | Schae Harrison, Orange Calif, actress (Darla-The Bold & Beautiful) |
| 1967 | | Prince Willem-Alexander, of the Netherlands, heir apparent |
| 1969 | | Mica Paris, rocker (So Good) |
| 1973 | | Andr‚ Govan, Culver City Calif, actor (Monster Squad) |
| 1975 | | Andr‚ Gower, actor (Baby Makes 5, Fathers & Sons, Mr President) |
Those who passed away on Apr. 27 include:
| 1521 | | Ferdinand Magellan, world traveler, killed by Filipino natives |
| 1893 | | John Murray Corse, US general (Union), dies on his 58th birthday |
| 1902 | | Julius Sterling Morton, who started Arbor Day, dies at 72 |
| 1932 | | Hart Crane, sailing from Mexico to NY commits suicide |
| 1957 | | Mario A Gianini, creator of the maraschino cherry, dies |
| 1959 | | Gordon Armstrong, inventor of baby incubator, dies |
| 1965 | | Alan Bunce, actor (Albert-Ethel & Albert), dies at 61 |
| 1965 | | Edward R Murrow, newscaster (Person to Person), dies at 57 |
| 1970 | | Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at 73 |
| 1972 | | Kwame Nkrumah, president of Ghana, dies at 62 |
| 1982 | | Tom Tully, actor (Line-up, Shane), dies at 85 |
Holidays on Apr. 27
| | | Austria 2nd Republic Day (1945) |
| | | Sierra Leone-1961, Togo-1960 Independence Day |
| | | Alabama, Florida, Mississippi Confederate Memorial Day (1868) |
| | | US-Utah Arbor Day-plant a tree (1872) |
Religious observances on Apr. 27
| | | Christian National Christian College Day |
| | | NH Fast Day |
| 1597 | | RC Comm of St Peter Canisius, confessor/doctor/apostle of Germany |
| 1606 | | RC Comm of St Turibius of Mogrovejo, bishop/confessor |
| 1990 | | Moslem 'Id al-Fitr; end of Ramadƒn fast (Shawwƒl 1, 1410 AH) |
| 1995 | | Jewish Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) (Nisan 27, 5755 AM) |
| 1997 | | Orthodox Orthodox Easter (4/14 OS) |
Event reminders for Apr. 27
| | | US Youth Workout Day |
| | | Seattle Wash Stockholders Meeting-Boeing Company |
| | | US National Secretary Day |
This is Today in History for Apr. 27
| 1509 | | Pope Julius II excommunicates Italian state of Venice |
| 1565 | | 1st Spanish settlement in Philippines, Cebu City, forms |
| 1773 | | British Parliament passes the Tea Act (Boston won't like this) |
| 1805 | | US Marines attack shores of Tripoli |
| 1813 | | Americans under Gen Pike capture Toronto; Pike is killed |
| 1838 | | Fire destroys half of Charleston |
| 1859 | | "Pomona" sinks in North Atlantic drowning all 400 aboard |
| 1861 | | President Abe Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus |
| 1861 | | West Virginia secedes from Virginia after Virginia secedes from US |
| 1865 | | 1,450 paroled Union POWs killed when steamer "Sultana" blows up |
| 1865 | | Cornell University (Ithaca NY) is chartered |
| 1865 | | Steamboat "Sultana" explodes in Mississippi River, kills up to 2,000 |
| 1867 | | The opera "Rom‚o et Juliette" is produced (Paris) |
| 1874 | | White League, Paramilitary white supremacist organization, forms |
| 1877 | | The opera "Le Roi de Lahore" is produced (Paris) |
| 1897 | | Grant's Tomb (famed of song & legend) dedicated |
| 1903 | | 1st Highlander (Yankee) shut-out, Phila A's win 6-0 |
| 1903 | | Long Island's Jamaica Race Track opens |
| 1908 | | 4th modern Olympic games opens in London |
| 1909 | | Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown |
| 1918 | | Bkln Dodgers get 1st victory after worse major league start (0-9) |
| 1919 | | A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #912 Maritima |
| 1922 | | Yakut ASSR formed in Russian SFSR |
| 1931 | | 100ø F (38ø C), Pahala, Hawaii (state record) |
| 1932 | | Apollo asteroid discovered, with a perigee of 2 million miles |
| 1935 | | Yanks pull a 1st inning triple-play & beat Phila A's 9-8 |
| 1937 | | 1st US social security payment made |
| 1937 | | US Social Security system makes its 1st benefit payment |
| 1942 | | Tornado destroys Pryor Oklahoma killing 100, injuring 300 |
| 1944 | | Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0 |
| 1945 | | 2nd Republic of Austria forms |
| 1946 | | 1st radar installation aboard a coml ship installed |
| 1947 | | Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium & through the US |
| 1948 | | Arab legion attacks Gesher bridge on Jordan River |
| 1950 | | South Africa passes Group Areas Act segregating races |
| 1953 | | Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins the term "Pencil neck geek" |
| 1956 | | Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing |
| 1959 | | "Today" show goes abroard the 1st time (Paris France) |
| 1960 | | 1st atomic powered electric-drive submarine launched (Tullibee) |
| 1960 | | France grants Togo independence (Natl Day) |
| 1961 | | NASA launches Explorer 11 into Earth orbit to study gamma rays |
| 1961 | | NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio |
| 1961 | | UK grants Sierra Leone independence |
| 1962 | | Goethe Link Observatory discovers asteroids #2334 Cuffey & #3474 |
| 1964 | | John Lennon's "In His Own Write" is published in the US |
| 1965 | | RC Duncan patents "Pampers" disposable diaper |
| 1967 | | Expo '67 opens in Montreal |
| 1968 | | Balt Oriole Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0 |
| 1968 | | Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title |
| 1970 | | T Smirnova discovers asteroid #2469 Tadjikistan |
| 1972 | | Apollo 16 returns to Earth |
| 1972 | | NYC Mayor John Lindsey appeals that John Lennon not be deported |
| 1973 | | KC Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0 |
| 1974 | | Pan Am 707 crashes into mountains of Bali, killing 107 |
| 1977 | | H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2234 Schmadel |
| 1978 | | 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, Yanks beat Mets 4-3 in 11 |
| 1978 | | Afgh nist n revolution (National Day) |
| 1979 | | George Harrison releases "Love Comes to Everyone" |
| 1981 | | 1st female soccer official is hired by the NASL |
| 1981 | | Beatle Ringo Starr marries actress Barbara Bach |
| 1982 | | Nordiques 1-Isles 4-Semifinals-Isles hold 1-0 lead |
| 1982 | | Trial of John W Hinckley Jr attempted assassin of Reagan, begins |
| 1983 | | Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3509), passing Walter Johnson |
| 1984 | | Asteroid #3625 discovered |
| 1984 | | Cleve Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings |
| 1984 | | Over 70 inches of snow falls on Red Lake Montana |
| 1986 | | Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO |
| 1987 | | US Justice Dept bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering |
| 1987 | | US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WW II |
| 1989 | | Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China |
| 1989 | | Mandatory seatbelt law goes into effect in Italy |
| 1990 | | 50th annual barbershop quartet singing convention held (Mich) |
| 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 |
| 4977 | | -BC- Johannes Kepler's date for creation of universe |
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