April 27th in History
April 27th
1521
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan was killed during a fight with inhabitants of Mactan Island in the Philippines.
1296 King Edward I of England invaded Scotland, which led to the removal the coronation stone of Scone to Westminster Abbey in England. His actions inaugurated 250 years of bitter hatred, savage warfare, and bloody border forays.
1828 The London Zoo opened in Regent's Park.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, one of the most important museums of art and design in the world, officially opened its doors on April 27, 1857. Established in response to the Great Exhibition of 1851, the museum was intended to promote and encourage the arts of the United Kingdom.
On this day in 1930 Dylan Thomas made the first entry into his poetry notebooks while he was still a pupil at Swansea Grammar School. The first poem, dated 27 April, is entitled 'Osiris, come to Isis.'
1966: Radio Caroline South returns to the air from the re-fitted Mi Amigo boasting a new 50kW transmitter operating on 1187 kHz, announced as “259 metres”.
1521
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan was killed during a fight with inhabitants of Mactan Island in the Philippines.
1296 King Edward I of England invaded Scotland, which led to the removal the coronation stone of Scone to Westminster Abbey in England. His actions inaugurated 250 years of bitter hatred, savage warfare, and bloody border forays.
1828 The London Zoo opened in Regent's Park.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, one of the most important museums of art and design in the world, officially opened its doors on April 27, 1857. Established in response to the Great Exhibition of 1851, the museum was intended to promote and encourage the arts of the United Kingdom.
On this day in 1930 Dylan Thomas made the first entry into his poetry notebooks while he was still a pupil at Swansea Grammar School. The first poem, dated 27 April, is entitled 'Osiris, come to Isis.'
1966: Radio Caroline South returns to the air from the re-fitted Mi Amigo boasting a new 50kW transmitter operating on 1187 kHz, announced as “259 metres”.
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