April 27 in History

Rebellious barons seize Northampton

Captures Dunbar castle

Joan of Arcs forces arrive at Orleans, she leads a relief army of 4,000 men

Captures Milan after the Battle of Bicocca

Pym opposes the Lords attempt to influence taxation proceedings in the Commons.

Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down

Begins to secure a base for the Covenanters in Down

Leaves to Royalist stronghold of Oxford to negotiate with the Scots

Leaves Oxford to surrender himself to the Scots at Newark

Departs from Oxford in disguise

Charles I enters Scottish custody, changing the political and military balance of the Civil War.

Charles I abandons Oxford and moves toward eventual surrender to the Scots.

Charless supporters believe he is heading for London but he surrenders to the Scots

Slips out of Oxford in disguise

Lockyer is condemned by court martial after the Bishopsgate mutiny and becomes a symbol of Leveller-linked military resistance.

Lockyer is executed by firing squad after the Bishopsgate mutiny, becoming a Leveller martyr

Lockyer is executed after the Bishopsgate mutiny, becoming a Leveller martyr whose funeral draws a large London demonstration marked by sea-green ribbons and rosemary

Defeated by a royalist cavalry led by Colonel Strachan

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hills

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hilss

1st test of the Franchise Bill, the Government wins the 1st reading in the Commons

1st test of the Franchise Bill, the Government wins the 1st reading in the Commons

The Government has a majority of 5 & many in cabinet wish to dissolve Parliament

Antonio Guzman Blanco entered Caracas after the April Revolution and established a new administration.

Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term

Promulgates the Constitution of 1881.

The Constitution of 1881 reorganized the states into larger political sections and strengthened federal administration.

The constitution reorganizes Venezuelan states into larger federal sections.

Appointed President of Venezuela, 1st term

The Hørring Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.

Begins the Sehested Government in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.

The 1st Duma is opened by the Tsar

Represents Social Democratic activity around the First Duma period.

The first Duma opens shortly after Witte's fall.

The Triple Alliance recognizes the independence of Bulgaria

The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231

Churchill wants strong measures against the Lords if they reject the Budget

The Budget is presented to the House of Commons & passes by 324 votes to 231

The Budget passes the Commons by 324 votes to 231.

Churchill gives Parliament a wide review of naval operations and Britain's command of the sea.

Boyle takes submarine E14 beneath the Dardanelles minefields toward the Sea of Marmara.

Boyle successfully reaches the Sea of Marmara and begins attacking Ottoman communications.

Hamilton urges the Helles force forward before Ottoman reinforcements can consolidate.

MacLaurin is killed by Ottoman fire while commanding the 1st Australian Brigade at Anzac.

Addresses future employment arrangements for servicemen returning after the war.

Churchill presents Admiral Sturdee's official dispatch describing the Falkland Islands victory.

Malone strengthens exposed positions on Walker's Ridge as the ANZAC beachhead settles into defensive warfare.

Kerensky supports negotiations to bring socialist representatives into the Provisional Government after the April crisis.

Declared the ruler of Russia by the Whites

Red Guards attempt to arrest Hitler

Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears

Allied Reparations Committee levels 33 billion war reparations debt onto Germany; commands the handing over of 26% of all exports for 42 years and puts the Germans immediately into 12 billion in arrears

Premiere of Dr Mabuse, der Spieler in Berlin.

Creates Carabineros de Chile by merging existing national police forces.

Anglo-German trade agreement

Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication. George VIs 1st public apearence since the abdication

The Condor Legion bomb rebel lines & civilian centres during the Spanish Civil War

The Condor Legion bombs Guernica

Present at George Is opening of the National Maritime Museum

Opens the National Maritime Museum, 1st public appearence since the abdication. Opens the National Maritime Museum. George VIs 1st public apearence since the abdication

Attends the opening of the National Maritime Museum.

Opens the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich.

Conscription is introduced

Conscription is introduced

Athens falls to Axis forces after the Greek and British Commonwealth withdrawal from mainland Greece.

British Commonwealth forces continue their evacuation as Axis troops complete the conquest of mainland Greece.

The Germans march into Athens & hoist the swastika over the Acropolis

The Axis conquest of mainland Greece is effectively completed as Athens falls and Allied forces continue withdrawing south.

Asks voters to release the government from its anti-conscription pledge.

Captured by Italian partisans

Captured by Italian partisans, Mussolinis mistress

Appointed President of Austria, 2nd term

The Target Committee holds its first meeting to evaluate potential Japanese targets and the military conditions for atomic-bomb use.

Appointed Prime Minister of Iran

Issues Executive Order 10450 establishing a government-wide security program for federal employment.

Schaus reports to Bech on amendments Luxembourg wishes to make to the newly published Spaak Report.

Leads the first cabinet after independence from Great Britain

Becomes first Governor-General and representative head of state at independence

Represents the monarch as Sierra Leone begins independence as a Commonwealth realm

Constitutional amendments replace the federal provinces with a unitary administrative system.

Opens Expo 67 during Canada centennial year.

Pink Floyd perform at Mothers Club in Birmingham; recordings later appear on Ummagumma.

Siles Salinas assumes the presidency after Barrientos dies.

Loses the referendum on "participation" by 53% to 47%. France rejects the Governments plans for regional & Senate reform

Returns with Young and Duke after the fifth successful Apollo lunar landing mission.

During the Ellsberg prosecution, receives disclosure that White House operatives had burglarized Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office, widening concern about administration misconduct.

1 of 5 prominent dissidents released & flown to the USA

1 of 5 prominent dissidents released & flown to the USA

1 of 5 prominent dissidents released & flown to the USA

1 of 5 prominent dissidents released & flown to the USA

1 of 5 prominent dissidents released & flown to the USA

Nur Muhammad Taraki, Secretary General of the PDPA, becomes President of the Revolutionary Council and Prime Minister of the newly established Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Overthrown & assassinated during a left-led military coup

Rebel armour and aircraft attack government positions as Daoud orders loyal forces to resist.

The banned pron PDPA stages a coup during which Daud is killed

Takes charge as President of the Revolutionary Council. Imprisoned leader of the Khalk faction of the banned PDPA

Takes charge as President of the Revolutionary Council. Imprisoned leader of the Khalk faction of the banned PDPA. Daud is assassinated in a military coup

Taraki assumes the Presidency, Prime Minister'ship and General Secretary of the PDPA

Nur Muhammad Taraki, Secretary General of the PDPA, becomes President of the Revolutionary Council and Prime Minister of the newly established Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

PDPA-aligned military units begin the Saur Revolution against Daoud's government.

Operation Sutton is presented to the cabinet

100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans

100,000 defy Government troops by marching through the streets & shouting slogans

Mircea Snegur becomes Chairman of the Supreme Soviet before the presidency is created

1st US aircraft since 1979 lands in Iran with blankets for Kurdish refugees

1st US aircraft since 1979 lands in Iran with blankets for Kurdish refugees

After a hiatus of more than four months, Israeli and Arab delegates resume Middle East peace talks in Washington

Mandela votes for the 1st time in his life

Casts a ballot for the first time in his life.

Votes during South Africa first democratic national election.

Wins the presidential election ahead of Julio Cesar Franco Pedro Fadul and Guillermo Sanchez.

Wins the election and keeps the Colorado Party in office.

Awarded the PFA Merit Award

Scores twice against Real Madrid, including a celebrated solo goal, in the semi-final first leg.

Chelsea win 2-0 at Anfield with a disciplined tactical performance against the league leaders.

Replaces the binomial congressional electoral system with a proportional representation system.

Unveils outline of major tax cuts.

Appeals for evacuation from the Azovstal steelworks.

Wins the women's London Marathon.

Wins the men's London Marathon.

Helps Liverpool secure the Premier League title before leaving the club.

Contributes in midfield as Liverpool win the Premier League title.

Helps Liverpool win the Premier League under Arne Slot.

Liverpool win the Premier League title under Arne Slot.

Guides Liverpool to the 2024-25 Premier League title.

Captains Liverpool during their 2024-25 Premier League title season.

Birth of Edward Codrington

Birth of Samuel F. B. Morse

John Gordon Sprigg is born in Ipswich, England.

Gives birth to Zaichun, the Xianfeng Emperor's only surviving son

Death of Joaquin Blake y Joyes

Barrientos dies in a helicopter crash near Arque, Cochabamba.

Death of Kwame Nkrumah

Death of William Egan Colby

The Earl of Surrey routes the Scottish army at the Battle of Dunbar and by 11th July Edinburgh Castle had fallen and John had surrendered. Defeated by King John who then declares himself King of Scotland

The Earl of Surrey defeats the Scots at Dunbar, John Balliol is defeated

Marks the first organized resistance of the Filipinos against foreign invaders, Raha Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan Island, defeats Spanish sailors under Portuguese sea captain and explorer Ferdinand Magellan

The French are able to move eastward into Venetian territory. Defeated by the Spannish who retake Milan

Defeated at the Battle of Mingolsheim

Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hilss. Wounded & defeated in battle, the invasion is defeated & Montrose flees to the hills

Defeated by a royalist cavalry led by Colonel Strachan

German forces enter Athens after the collapse of organized Greek and British Commonwealth resistance in mainland Greece.

By the end of the day on 27 April, Weidling and the forces under his command in Berlin found themselves completely cut off from the rest of Germany