September 27th in History

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September 27th in History

1821: Mexican independence
1826: The first ever passenger railway opens in the UK, The Stockton and Darlington
1922: King Constantine I of Greece abdicates
1939: The Polish capital, Warsaw, surrenders to the German army

September 27th birthdays

1722: Samuel Adams, American revolutionary leader
1792: George Cruikshank, English illustrator and caricaturist
1862: Louis Botha, South African politician; PM of Transvaal