# What happened on September 27 in history?

**Date:** September 27  
**Events recorded:** 49  
**Years spanned:** 1066 – 2020  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/27/

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## Featured Event

**2020** — Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War)

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## Events on this date

- **1066** — William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_the_Conqueror))
- **1331** — The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_P%C5%82owce))
- **1422** — After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golub_War))
- **1529** — The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Vienna_(1529)))
- **1540** — The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesuits))
- **1605** — The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kircholm))
- **1669** — The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Candia))
- **1777** — American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster%2C_Pennsylvania))
- **1791** — The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_France))
- **1821** — The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_of_the_Three_Guarantees))
- **1822** — Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Champollion))
- **1825** — The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened with the engine Locomotion pulling wagons with coal and passengers from Shildon to Darlington to Stockton. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway))
- **1854** — The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the Arctic. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Arctic))
- **1875** — The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Southard))
- **1903** — "Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_of_the_Old_97))
- **1908** — Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Piquette_Avenue_Plant))
- **1916** — Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lij_Iyasu))
- **1922** — King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I_of_Greece))
- **1928** — The Republic of China is recognized by the United States. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)))
- **1930** — Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)))
- **1938** — The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth))
- **1940** — World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1941** — World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgios_Siantos))
- **1941** — The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Patrick_Henry))
- **1942** — World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_along_the_Matanikau))
- **1944** — World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kassel_Mission))
- **1949** — Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeng_Liansong))
- **1956** — USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milburn_G._Apt))
- **1959** — Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Vera))
- **1962** — The Yemen Arab Republic is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen_Arab_Republic))
- **1962** — Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring))
- **1964** — The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_TSR-2))
- **1973** — Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_International_Airlines_Flight_655))
- **1975** — The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_use_of_capital_punishment_in_Spain))
- **1977** — Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_Flight_715))
- **1988** — The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_League_for_Democracy))
- **1992** — Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians_in_Israeli_custody))
- **1993** — The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing_of_Georgians_in_Sukhumi))
- **1996** — The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kabul_(1992%E2%80%931996)))
- **1996** — Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_N_oil_spill))
- **1998** — The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google))
- **2001** — In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zug_massacre))
- **2003** — The SMART-1 satellite is launched. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART-1))
- **2007** — NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_(spacecraft)))
- **2008** — CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhai_Zhigang))
- **2012** — In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots eight people, killing six and injuring 2 and then kills himself. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_firm_shooting))
- **2014** — 63 people are killed in an eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Mount_Ontake_eruption))
- **2019** — Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2019_climate_strikes))
- **2020** — Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War))

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## Notable births on September 27

- **2002** — **Jenna Ortega** — American actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenna_Ortega))
- **2001** — **Caleb Love** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleb_Love))
- **2001** — **David Malukas** — American race car driver ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Malukas))
- **1998** — **Ioana Mincă** — Romanian tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioana_Minc%C4%83))
- **1997** — **Jaiden Animations** — American YouTuber and animator ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaiden_Animations))
- **1995** — **Kwon Eun-bi** — South Korean singer and musical actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwon_Eun-bi))
- **1995** — **Christian Wood** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Wood))
- **1994** — **Dylan Walker** — Australian rugby league player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Walker))
- **1994** — **Sayak Chakraborty** — Indian television actor ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayak_Chakraborty))
- **1993** — **Lisandro Magallán** — Argentinian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisandro_Magall%C3%A1n))

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## Notable deaths on September 27

- **2025** — **Russell M. Nelson** — 17th President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1924) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_M._Nelson))
- **2024** — **Hassan Nasrallah** — Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (born 1960) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Nasrallah))
- **2024** — **Maggie Smith** — English actress (born 1934) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Smith))
- **2023** — **Michael Gambon** — Irish-English actor (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gambon))
- **2021** — **Madeleine Tchicaya** — Ivorian politician (born 1930) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Tchicaya))
- **2018** — **Kavita Mahajan** — Indian author and translator (born 1967) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavita_Mahajan))
- **2018** — **Michael Payton** — American football quarterback  (born 1970) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Payton))
- **2018** — **Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji** — Indian nobleman and politician (born 1935) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoharsinhji_Pradyumansinhji))
- **2018** — **Marty Balin** — American singer, co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane (born 1942) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Balin))
- **2017** — **Hugh Hefner** — American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner))

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