April 27th in History
April 27th in History
- 1773: British Parliament passes the Tea Act. It doesn't fly well in Boston
- 1937: First US social security payment made The AARP should celebrate
- 1937: The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco USA opens
- 1941: Athens, Greece, captured by the German army
- 1960: France grants Togo independence, kicking off the end of the colonial age
- 1961: Sierra Leone, in Africa, becomes an independent republic
- 1989: Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China
April 27th birthdays
- 1759: Mary Godwin/Shelley, Author of the novel 'Frankenstein'
- 1791: Samuel Morse, Inventor of Morse Code
- 1822: Ulysses S.Grant, Former (18th) American President
- 1896: Louis Victor de Broglie, French physicist and philosopher
- 1932: Anouk Aimee, French actress
