September 27th News and Events from History on your Birthday

September 27th News and Events from History on your Birthday

This day in History for the 27th September

September 27th What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History

1924 Russia

27th September, 1924 : The Odessa to Moscow Odessa Express has again been attacked by bandits and most of the passengers ether killed or injured by the bandits, this is the 2nd attack in two weeks leaving over 100 dead. The motive is a combination of robbery and fighting against the ruling Czars 1925

1938 England

27th September, 1938 : RMS Queen Elizabeth is launched at the John Brown and Company yard in Clydebank, Scotland. She was the largest passenger liner ever built and named to honor Queen Elizabeth, a consort of King George VI of England and mother to Queen Elizabeth II. 1938

1939 Poland

27th September, 1939 : Poland surrenders to Germany after just 26 days and 140,000 Polish troops are taken prisoner . 1938

1940 Germany

27th September, 1940 : The Axis powers of Germany, Italy and Japan sign the The Tripartite Pact with a one for all and all for one pledge . 1940

1946 Greece

27th September, 1946 : Greek and British government officials are planning on ways to bring the outright civil war in Northern Greece to an end. In a joint statement from London today they have said stern measures and whatever was needed to bring law and order would be used. 1946

1946 United States

27th September, 1946 : With returning GI's and the end to the war people are trying to buy new cars with little success as many of the factories have not been converted back to automobile production, this means that any one wishing to buy a new car can expect to pay 25% more than the OPA price guides from the factory. Prices range from $1,125 for a Chevrolet to $2,000 for a Cadillac. 1946

1949 United States

27th September, 1949 : Concerns over non Union Mine Workers taking deer rifles and pistols to work to protect themselves from constant raids by the United Mine Workers Pickets has bought State Troopers to the area in the hope of averting bloodshed between the two groups at western Pennsylvania Coal Fields. 1949

1957 Syria

27th September, 1957 : Calls by US and British members of the United Nations concerning the arms the Soviet Union is supplying to Syria have been called into question by the Russian Delegation who are asking if that is a problem why have the US and UK been selling arms to Syria for the last two years, both governments declined to comment. 1957

1959 Japan

27th September, 1959 : Typhoon Vera with winds over 160 miles an hour struck the main Japanese island of Honshu , killing nearly 5,000 people. 1959

1963 United States

27th September, 1963 : In a US wide crackdown on racketeers in 43 major cities IRS officials working together with the FBI have arrested thousands who are to be charged with tax evasion. 1963

1963 United States

27th September, 1963 : According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census The US population is recorded at 190,000,000. , According to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, the resident population of the United States, projected to 06/19/08 at 15:33 GMT (EST+5) is 304,381,635 check this for the US Bureau of the Census clock updated every minute using national population estimates including births, deaths, and international migration. Link U.S. Bureau of the Census Clock

1964 United States

27th September, 1964 : The Warren commision released its report with their official conclusions on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. "Lee Harvey Oswald, hostile to his world and hungry for fame, assassinated President John F. Kennedy and shot his way to infamy without the help of any conspiracy. 1964

1977 United States

27th September, 1977 : In a new study just published shows the change at your local gas station since the gas crisis in 1973-1974 , gone are the days when your windscreen was washed and oil checked while the attendant filled your gas , also the repair bays are disappearing from local gas stations. But now the most controversial of the changes is appearing at more and more gas stations ( the self service pump ) where you pump your own gas. Many believe that the new self service gas stations will never replace the traditional gas station . 1977

1980 Iran / Iraq

27th September, 1980 : As the fighting between two of the largest oil producing nations in the world intensifies, western economies who rely on oil are starting to feel concerned but not in a panic as there are large reserves in most western countries. It has only been one week since oil shipments stopped coming from Iran and Iraq. 1980

1985 U.S.A.

27th September, 1985 : Hurricane Gloria forces the New York Stock Exchange to close its doors for the day 1985

1989 U.S.A.

27th September, 1989 : Zsa Zsa Gabor, on trial for slapping a police officer, storms out of the courtroom in the middle of the district attorney's closing argument. Later that day, Gabor was convicted and sentenced to 72 hours in jail, 120 hours of community service, and $13,000 in fines and restitution. 1989

1989 U.S.A.

27th September, 1989 : Sony buys Columbia Pictures for $3.4 billion. 1989

1995 U.S.A.

27th September, 1995 : The trial of OJ Simpson is now entering it's closing stage with opening statements to the jury beginning on January 24th over the murder of his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman on June 12th 1994. The prosecutor is now starting on her closing statements to the jury warning them to look beyond the defense smoke screen at the facts of the case. 1995

2007 Burma / Myanmar

27th September, 2007 : 100,000 take to the streets in the major cities in Burma during the "Saffron Revolution" ( so called because of the color of the saffron robes worn by Buddist Monks ) protesting the military dictatorship of the country. The protests had started in early September over the doubling of price for petrol, but the 27th September protests bought the largest number of protesters on to the streets prior to the military crackdown which included the murder and arrest of prominent anti government leaders, and security forces raiding monasteries. By early october the protests end due to the use of military force and arrests of the ring leaders. 2007

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