September 27 in English

    September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in
leap years)
in the
Gregorian calendar.
There are 95 days remaining.

Events
List of 38 items
. 489 -
Odoacer
attacks
Theodoric
at the
Battle of Verona,
and is defeated again.
. 1331 -
the
Battle of Plowce
between the
Kingdom of Poland
and the
Teutonic Order
took place.
. 1540 -
The
Society of Jesus
(the Jesuits) receives its charter from
Pope Paul III.
. 1590 -
Pope Urban VII
dies 13 days after being chosen as the
Pope,
making his reign
the shortest papacy in history.
. 1605 -
The armies of
Sweden
are utterly defeated by the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
in the
Battle of Kircholm
. 1787 -
The
United States Constitution
is delivered to the
states
for
ratification.
. 1821 -
Mexico
gains its independence from
Spain.
. 1822 -
Jean-François Champollion
announces that he has deciphered the
Rosetta stone.
. 1825 -
The
Stockton and Darlington Railway
opens, and begins operation of the world's first service of
locomotive-
hauled passenger trains.
. 1854 -
The steamship Arctic sinks with 300 people on board. This marks the first great 
disaster in the
Atlantic Ocean.
. 1903 -
Wreck of the Old 97,
a train crash made famous by the song of the same name.
. 1905 -
Albert Einstein
publishes the paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy 
Content?" in
Annalen der Physik.
 This paper revealed the relationship between energy and mass.
. 1922 -
King Constantine I
of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son,
King George II.
. 1928 -
The
Republic of China
is recognized by the
United States.
. 1937 -
Last
Balinese Tiger
killed.
. 1938 -
Ocean liner
Queen Elizabeth
launched in
Glasgow.
. 1940 -
The
Tripartite Pact
is signed in
Berlin
by
Germany,
Japan
and
Italy.
. 1941 -
The
SS Patrick Henry
is launched becoming the first of more than 2,700
Liberty ships.
. 1942 -
Glenn Miller
and his Orchestra perform for the last time before Miller enters the
US Army.
. 1949 -
The first Plenary Session of the
National People's Congress
approves the design of the
Flag of the People's Republic of China.
. 1953 -
TV Record,
Brazilian
TV Network,
debuts.
. 1954 -
The nationwide debut of
Tonight!
(The Tonight Show) hosted by
Steve Allen
on
NBC.
. 1959 -
Nearly 5000 people die on the main
Japanese
island of
Honshu
as the result of a
typhoon.
. 1964 -
The
Warren Commission
releases its report, concluding that
Lee Harvey Oswald,
acting alone, assassinated President
John F. Kennedy.
. 1968 -
The stage musical
Hair
opened at the
Shaftesbury Theatre
in
London,
where it played 1,998 performances until its closure was forced by the roof's 
collapsing in July
1973.
. 1977 -
The 300 metre tall CKVR-TV transmission tower in
Barrie,
Ontario,
Canada
is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the 
aircraft are killed.
. 1979 -
The
United States Department of Education
receives final approval from the
U.S. Congress
to become the 13th US
Cabinet
agency.
. 1980 -
Marvin Hagler
defeats
Alan Minter
to claim
boxing'
s world Middleweight championship in
London.
They have to be escorted away by police after a riot forms.
. 1983 -
Richard Stallman
announces the
GNU
project to develop a free
Unix-like
operating system.
. 1985 -
Hurricane Gloria
hits
Long Island,
New York.
. 1988 -
The
National League for Democracy,
led by
Aung San Suu Kyi
is founded.
. 1995 -
The
Government of the United States
unveils the first of its redesigned bank notes with the $100 bill featuring a 
larger portrait of
Benjamin Franklin
slightly off-center.
. 1996 -
In
Afghanistan,
the
Taliban
capture the capital city
Kabul
after driving out President
Burhanuddin Rabbani
and executing former leader
Mohammad Najibullah.
. 1997 -
Communications are suddenly lost with the
Mars Pathfinder
space probe.
. 1998 -
Google
is established
. 1999 -
The last professional
baseball
game is played at historic
Tiger Stadium
in
Detroit,
Michigan.
. 2002 -
Timor-Leste
(East Timor) joins the
United Nations.
. 2003 -
Smart 1
satellite is launched.
list end

Births
List of 98 items
. 1275 -
John II of Brabant
(d.
1312)
. 1389 -
Cosimo de Medici,
ruler of Florence (d.
1464)
. 1601 -
King
Louis XIII of France
(d.
1643)
. 1627 -
Jacques Benigne Bossuet,
French bishop (d.
1704)
. 1643 -
Solomon Stoddard,
American Puritan clergyman
. 1696 -
Alphonsus Liguori,
Italian founder of the Redemptionist order (d.
1787)
. 1719 -
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner,
German mathematician (d.
1800)
. 1722 -
Samuel Adams,
American revolutionary leader (d.
1803)
. 1729 -
Michael Denis,
Austrian poet (d.
1800)
. 1803 -
Samuel Francis du Pont,
American admiral (d.
1865)
. 1805 -
George Müller,
Prussian orphanage builder (d.
1898)
. 1818 -
Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe,
German chemist (d.
1884)
. 1821 -
Henri Frederic Amiel,
Swiss writer (d.
1881)
. 1824 -
William "Bull" Nelson,
American Civil War general (d.
1862)
. 1830 -
William Babcock Hazen,
American Civil War general (d.
1887)
. 1840 -
Thomas Nast,
German-born political cartoonist (d.
1902)
. 1842 -
Alphonse Francois Renard,
Belgian geologist (d.
1903)
. 1843 -
Gaston Tarry,
French mathematician (d.
1913)
. 1866 -
Eurosia Fabris,
Italian Catholic Blessed (d.
1932)
. 1871 -
Grazia Deledda,
Italian writer,
Nobel laureate
(d.
1936)
. 1879 -
Hans Hahn,
Austrian mathematician (d.
1934)
. 1879 -
Cyril Scott,
English composer (d.
1970)
. 1885 -
Harry Blackstone, Sr.,
American magician (d.
1965)
. 1894 -
Lothar von Richthofen
German pilot (d.
1922)
. 1896 -
Sam Ervin,
American politician (d.
1985)
. 1898 -
Vincent Youmans,
American composer and producer (b.
1946)
. 1906 -
William Empson,
British poet (d.
1984)
. 1906 -
Jim Thompson,
American author (d.
1977)
. 1907 -
Maurice Blanchot,
French philosopher (d.
2003)
. 1907 -
Bhagat Singh,
Indian freedom fighter (d.
1931)
. 1913 -
Albert Ellis,
American psychologist
. 1918 -
Martin Ryle,
English radio astronomer,
Nobel laureate
(d.
1984)
. 1919 -
James H. Wilkinson,
American mathematician (d.
1986)
. 1920 -
William Conrad,
American actor (d.
1994)
. 1920 -
Jayne Meadows,
American actress
. 1922 -
Carl Ballantine,
American actor
. 1922 -
Arthur Penn,
American director
. 1924 -
Bernard Waber,
American author
. 1924 -
Fred Singer,
American scientist
. 1924 -
Bud Powell,
American jazz pianist (d.
1966)
. 1927 -
Romano Scarpa,
Italian comic book artist
. 1927 -
Steve Stavro,
Canadian businessman (d.
2006)
. 1931 -
Freddy Quinn,
Austrian singer
. 1932 -
Roger C. Carmel,
American actor (d.
1986)
. 1932 -
Michael Colvin,
Canadian singer
. 1932 -
Oliver E. Williamson,
American economist
. 1933 -
Will Sampson,
American actor (d.
1987)
. 1933 -
Greg Morris,
American television and movie actor (d.
1996)
. 1934 -
Wilford Brimley,
American actor
. 1934 -
Claude Jarman Jr.,
American actor
. 1934 -
Dick Schaap,
American sports reporter (d.
2001)
. 1936 -
Don Cornelius,
American television host
. 1936 -
Gordon Honeycombe,
British playwright
. 1939 -
Kathy Whitworth,
American golfer
. 1941 -
Serge Ménard,
Québécois
politician
. 1942 -
Dith Pran,
Cambodian-born photojournalist
. 1942 -
Alvin Stardust,
English singer
. 1943 -
Randy Bachman,
Canadian musician
. 1945 -
Jack Goldstein,
Canadian-born artist (d.
2003)
. 1946 -
Robin Nedwell,
English comedy actor (d.
1999)
. 1947 -
Barbara Dickson,
Scottish singer
. 1947 -
Meat Loaf,
American singer
. 1948 -
Michele Dotrice,
English actor
. 1948 -
A. Martinez,
American actor
. 1948 -
Tom Braidwood,
Canadian actor
. 1949 -
Graham Richardson,
Australian politician
. 1949 -
Mike Schmidt,
baseball player
. 1949 -
Jahn Teigen,
Norwegian singer
. 1951 -
Jim Shooter,
American comic book writer
. 1951 -
Paul Craig,
British law professor
. 1951 -
Michel Rivard,
Québécois
singer and composer (
Beau Dommage)
. 1952 -
Dumitru Prunariu,
Romanian cosmonaut
. 1952 -
André Viger,
French Canadian marathoner
. 1953 -
Diane Julie Abbott,
British politician
. 1953 -
Mick Wagner,
American monologist
. 1953 -
Mata Amritanandamayi,
Indian religious leader
. 1958 -
Shaun Cassidy,
American singer
. 1961 -
Irvine Welsh,
Scottish writer
. 1961 -
Andy Lau,
Hong Kong actor
. 1965 -
Steve Kerr,
Lebanese-born basketball player
. 1965 -
Peter MacKay,
Canadian political leader
. 1965 -
Alexis Stewart,
American radio personality
. 1965 -
Bernard Lord,
Canadian politician, premier of
New Brunswick
. 1966 -
Lorenzo Cherubini,
Italian singer
Jovanotti
. 1971 -
Li Yapeng,
Chinese actor
. 1972 -
Sylvia Crawley,
American basketball player
. 1972 -
Clara Hughes,
Canadian cyclist
. 1972 -
Gwyneth Paltrow,
American actress
. 1976 -
Francesco Totti,
Italian footballer
. 1977 -
Andrus Värnik,
Estonian javelin thrower
. 1978 -
Brad Arnold,
American singer (
3 Doors Down)
. 1978 -
Jon Rauch,
American baseball player
. 1981 -
Lakshmipathy Balaji,
Indian cricketer
. 1981 -
Brendon McCullum,
New Zealand cricketer
. 1982 -
Lil Wayne,
American rapper
. 1984 -
Avril Lavigne,
Canadian singer
. 1984 -
Paul Bevan,
Australian football player
. 1985 -
Jamar Butler,
American basketball player
list end

Deaths
List of 42 items
. 1249 -
Count
Raymond VII of Toulouse
(b.
1197)
. 1304 -
John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey,
English soldier
. 1404 -
William of Wykeham,
English bishop (b.
1320)
. 1557 -
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan
(b.
1497)
. 1590 -
Pope Urban VII
(b.
1521)
. 1651 -
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
(b.
1573)
. 1660 -
Vincent de Paul,
French saint (b.
1580)
. 1700 -
Pope Innocent XII
(b.
1615)
. 1719 -
George Smalridge,
English Bishop of Bristol (b.
1662)
. 1730 -
Laurence Eusden,
English poet (b.
1688)
. 1735 -
Peter Artedi,
Swedish naturalist (b.
1705)
. 1737 -
John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester,
English privy councillor (b.
1680)
. 1742 -
Hugh Boulter,
Irish Archbishop of Armagh (b.
1672)
. 1783 -
Étienne Bézout,
French mathematician (b.
1730)
. 1832 -
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause,
German philosopher (b.
1781)
. 1876 -
Braxton Bragg,
American Confederate general (b.
1817)
. 1891 -
Ivan Goncharov,
Russian author (b.
1812)
. 1911 -
Auguste Michel-Lévy,
French geologist (b.
184)
. 1917 -
Edgar Degas,
French painter (b.
1834)
. 1921 -
Engelbert Humperdinck,
German composer (b.
1854)
. 1940 -
Walter Benjamin,
German philosopher (b.
1892)
. 1940 -
Julius Wagner-Jauregg,
Austrian neuroscientist,
Nobel laureate
(b.
1857)
. 1944 -
Aimee Semple McPherson,
American evangelist (b.
1890)
. 1956 -
Gerald Finzi,
English composer (b.
1901)
. 1956 -
Babe Didrikson Zaharias,
American athlete (b.
1911)
. 1960 -
Sylvia Pankhurst,
English suffragette (b.
1882)
. 1965 -
Clara Bow,
American actress (b.
1905)
. 1967 -
Prince Felix Yussupov,
Russian assassin of
Rasputin
(b.
1887)
. 1972 -
S. R. Ranganathan,
Indian mathematician (b.
1892)
. 1975 -
Jack Lang,
Australian politician (b.
1876)
. 1979 -
Dame Gracie Fields,
British comedian (b.
1898)
. 1981 -
Robert Montgomery,
American actor (b.
1904)
. 1985 -
Lloyd Nolan,
American actor (b.
1902)
. 1986 -
Cliff Burton,
American musician (
Metallica)
(b.
1962)
. 1991 -
Oona O'Neill,
daughter of playwright
Eugene O'Neill
and 4th wife of
Charlie Chaplin
(b.
1926)
. 1993 -
Jimmy Doolittle,
American general (b.
1896)
. 1996 -
Mohammad Najibullah,
President of Afghanistan
(b.
1947)
. 1997 -
Walter Trampler,
American violist (b.
1915)
. 1998 -
Narita Bryan,
Japanese racehorse (b.
1991)
. 1998 -
Doak Walker,
American footballer (b.
1927)
. 2003 -
Donald O'Connor,
American actor (b.
1925)
. 2005 -
Ronald Golias,
Brazilian comedian (b.
1929)
list end

Holidays and observances
List of 8 items
. RC Saints -
Saint
Vincent de Paul
. Ethiopian Orthodox Church -
Meskel
. Also see
September 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
. Bahá'í Faith -
Feast of Mashíyyat (Will) - First day of the eleventh month of the
Bahá'í calendar
. Belgium -
French Community
Day
. To Live Is To Die Day
. French Republican Calendar -
Balsamine (Impatiens)
Day, sixth day in the
Month of Vendémiaire
. World Tourism Day
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