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History Events on September 27

By  Doris Aiken  27 Sep   95 Views

History Events on September 27

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The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

#Society_of_Jesus

In 1540

Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.

#Japan_Airlines_Flight_715

In 1977

The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.

#Siege_of_Vienna

In 1529

Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.

#Typhoon_Vera

In 1959

The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.

#SS_Patrick_Henry

In 1941

King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.

#Constantine_I_of_Greece

In 1922

The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.

#Ellen_Southard

In 1875

The Wreck of the Old 97, an American rail disaster that became the subject of a popular ballad.

#Wreck_of_the_Old_97

In 1903

The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs.

#2014_Mount_Ontake_eruption

In 2014

The SMART-1 satellite is launched.

#SMART-1

In 2003

The National Assembly votes to award full citizenship to Jews in France.

#History_of_the_Jews_in_France

In 1791

The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.

#National_League_for_Democracy

In 1988

Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine.

#Julie_N._oil_spill

In 1996

over 2 million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2400 locations.

#September_2019_climate_strikes

In 2019

The steamship SS Arctic sinks with 300 people on board.

#SS_Arctic

In 1854

The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory, who establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

#Battle_of_Kabul_(1992-1996)

In 1996

Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.

#Actions_along_the_Matanikau

In 1942

The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

#Google

In 1998

The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.

#Last_use_of_capital_punishment_in_Spain

In 1975

Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.

#Ford_Piquette_Avenue_Plant

In 1908

The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.

#RMS_Queen_Elizabeth

In 1938

World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.

#Tripartite_Pact

In 1940

Richard Stallman announces the GNU Project to develop a free Unix-like operating system.

#Richard_Stallman

In 1983

After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania

#Treaty_of_Melno

In 1422

American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.

#Lancaster,_Pennsylvania

In 1777

The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.

#Siege_of_Candia

In 1669

USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.

#Milburn_G._Apt

In 1956

The Battle of P?owce between the Poland and the Teutonic Order is fought.

#Battle_of_P?owce

In 1331

Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.

#Pope_Urban_VII

In 1590

The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.

#Battle_of_Kircholm

In 1605

The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened.

#Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway

In 1825

Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.

#Bobby_Jones_(golfer)

In 1930

NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.

#Dawn_(spacecraft)

In 2007

Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.

#Jean-François_Champollion

In 1822

The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.

#BAC_TSR-2

In 1964

CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.

#Zhai_Zhigang

In 2008

The Yemen Arab Republic is established.

#Yemen_Arab_Republic

In 1962

In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing 5 and then himself.

In 2012

In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

In 2001

The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.

In 1993

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In 1962

Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.

In 1949

The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission in World War II.

In 1944

The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.

In 1941

The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.

In 1928

Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.

In 1916

William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.

In 1066

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