April 27 in history
Events on April 27
Notable events that happened on April 27 in past years.
- 2026
A train crash kills at least 15 people and injures 84 others near Jakarta, Indonesia.
Wikipedia article: 2026 Bekasi train collision - 2011
The 2011 Super 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.
Wikipedia article: 2011 Super Outbreak - 2006
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
Wikipedia article: One World Trade Center - 1992
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
Wikipedia article: Serbia and Montenegro - 1989
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Wikipedia article: April 27 demonstrations - 1978
John Ehrlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution, Safford, Arizona, after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
Wikipedia article: John Ehrlichman - 1976
Thirty-seven people are killed when American Airlines Flight 625 crashes at Cyril E. King Airport in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Wikipedia article: American Airlines Flight 625 - 1945
World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
Wikipedia article: Lapland War - 1936
The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
Wikipedia article: United Auto Workers - 1909
Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
Wikipedia article: Sultan - 1813
War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
Wikipedia article: War of 1812 - 1650
The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Carbisdale - 1522
A Spanish-Imperial army defeats French-Venetian army in the battle of Bicocca. The battle marks the end of dominance of Swiss mercenaries on the battlefield and is one of the first where firearms play a decisive role.
Wikipedia article: Spanish Empire - 1296
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.
- 247
Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ludi saeculares.
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