Post by shaliby on Apr 27, 2024 17:38:52 GMT
ToDay: April 27th April 27th
= EVENTS =
711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania
1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
1967 – Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_67
1994 – South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_general_election,_1994
2005 – Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center
=BIRTHS =
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant
1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Prokofiev
1899 – Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (creator of woody Woodpecker) (d. 1994)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lantz
1952 – Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Vatanen
1953 – Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arielle_Dombasle
= DEATHS =
1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan
1702 – Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bart
1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
1915 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Scriabin
2007 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich
= EVENTS =
711 – Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_conquest_of_Hispania
1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
1967 – Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_67
1994 – South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_general_election,_1994
2005 – Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380
2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center
=BIRTHS =
1822 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant
1891 – Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Prokofiev
1899 – Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (creator of woody Woodpecker) (d. 1994)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lantz
1952 – Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Vatanen
1953 – Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arielle_Dombasle
= DEATHS =
1521 – Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan
1702 – Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Bart
1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
1915 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Scriabin
2007 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mstislav_Rostropovich