What Happened on September 27
Significant Events
- 1066 William the Conqueror's troops set sail for England
- 1290 Earthquake in the Gulf of Chihli (Bohai Sea) near China, reportedly kills 100,000 people
- 1540 Society of Jesus (Jesuits) founded by Ignatius Loyola confirmed by Pope Paul III in Rome
- 1779 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain
- 1821 Mexican revolutionary forces led by Agustín de Iturbide occupy Mexico City as Spanish withdraw, bringing an end to the Mexican War of Independence
- 1822 French scholar Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta stone
- 1905 The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
- 1908 Henry Ford's first Ford Model T automobile leaves the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan
Did You Know?
George Stephenson's "Locomotion No. 1" becomes the 1st steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public rail line, the Stockton and Darlington Railway in England
On September 27, 1825
Famous Birthdays
Samuel Adams
(1722 - 1803)
Agustín de Iturbide
(1783 - 1824)
Bhagat Singh
(1907 - 1931)
Kathy Whitworth
78 Years Old
Gwyneth Paltrow
45 Years Old
Avril Lavigne
33 Years Old
Would You Believe?
Pope Urban VII dies 13 days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the shortest papacy in history.
On September 27, 1590
Famous Weddings
- 1759 Political activist Thomas Paine (22) weds household servant Mary Lambert (21)
- 1865 Physicist Johannes van der Waals (27) weds Anna Magdalena Smit (18)
- 1876 Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
- 1920 Prime Minister of Australia Robert Menzies (25) weds Pattie Maie Leckie (21) at Kew Presbyterian Church in Melbourne, Australia
- 1934 Baseball player and manager Leo Durocher (28) weds businesswoman Grace Dozier
Famous Divorces
- 2003 Actress Halle Berry announces her separation from second husband, R&B singer Eric Benet
Clara Bow
Jimmy Doolittle
William SafireSeptember in History
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
Airship Bomb Crew Meet their Match in Policeman
They dropped their bombs and planned to escape, but the German airship crew hadn’t reckoned on the tenacity of a lone British policeman on his bike.
September 24, 1916
Major Effect of a Miniature Portrait
He fought many a battle but the warrior Clive of India, born on this day, was brought to his knees by a small picture of a beautiful woman.
September 29, 1725
Pirates Put BBC Broadcasting to the Sword
Deprived of their music over the airwaves, British pop fans of the early 60s were happy to turn to "seawaves" and tune in to pirate radio stations.
September 30, 1967