September 27 in History
What happened on September 27 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on september 27 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on september 27 in history.
?>2008
Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese to walk in space; he was part of the Shenzhou 7 crew.
2007
NASA launches Dawn probe to explore and study the two larges objects of the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.
2003
European Space Agency launches SMART-1 satellite to orbit the moon.
1996
The Taliban capture Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul.
1983
Sukhumi massacre: Abkhaz separatist forces and their allies commit widespread atrocities against the civilian population in the USSR state of Georgia.
1979
US Congress approves Department of Education as the 13th agency in the US Cabinet.
1964
The Warren Commission, investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, issues its report, stating its conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole gunman.
1956
The U.S. Air Force Bell X-2, the world’s fastest and highest-flying plane, crashes, killing the test pilot.
1950
U.S. Army and Marine troops liberate Seoul, South Korea.
1944
Thousands of British troops are killed as German forces rebuff their massive effort to capture the Arnhem Bridge across the Rhine River in Holland.
1942
Australian forces defeat the Japanese on New Guinea in the South Pacific.
1939
Germany occupies Warsaw as Poland falls to Germany and the Soviet Union.
1920
Eight Chicago White Sox players are charged with fixing the 1919 World Series.
1918
President Woodrow Wilson opens his fourth Liberty Loan campaign to support men and machines for World War I.
1916
Constance of Greece declares war on Bulgaria.
1869
Wild Bill Hickok, sheriff of Hays City, Kan., shoots down Samuel Strawhim, a drunken teamster causing trouble.
1864
Confederate guerrilla Bloody Bill Anderson and his henchmen, including a teenage Jesse James, massacre 20 unarmed Union soldiers at Centralia, Missouri. The event becomes known as the Centralia Massacre.
1791
Jews in France are granted French citizenship.
1669
The island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea falls to the Ottoman Turks after a 21-year siege.
1540
The Society of Jesus, a religious order under Ignatius Loyola, is approved by the Pope.