April 27 in History

Historical Events on April 27

1777 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.

1813 War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.

1941 World War II: German troops enter Athens.

1945 World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.

1961 Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.

1974 Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.

1992 The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

2007 Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.

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.

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Famous Birthdays on April 27

1822 Ulysses S. Grant

1927 Coretta Scott King

1963 Russell T Davies

1969 Cory Booker

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Famous Deaths on April 27

1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson

1938 Edmund Husserl

1972 Kwame Nkrumah

1992 Olivier Messiaen

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