On This Day in History

March 27

Historical Events

1513 Spaniard Juan Ponce de León and his expedition first sight Florida

1625 Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne

1914 First successful non-direct blood transfusion is performed by Dr. Albert Hustin in Brussels.

1958 Nikita Khrushchev becomes Soviet Premier as well as First Secretary of the Communist Party.

Wreckage from the two 747 jets after they collided in Tenerife Airport

1977 583 die in aviation's worst ever disaster when two Boeing 747s collide at Tenerife airport in Spain

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Famous Birthdays

Wilhelm Röntgen 1845 - 1923 Henry Royce 1863 - 1933

Quentin Tarantino 61st Birthday Mariah Carey 55th Birthday

Also Gloria Swanson, Carl Barks and Cale Yarborough.

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Famous Deaths

Susan Blow 1843 - 1916 Yuri Gagarin 1934 - 1968

Also James I and VI and Dudley Moore.

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Gucci Chief Falls Prey to the Black Widow

The world of design and fashion was shocked when Maurizio Gucci was shot dead in 1995. His execution would lead to an even greater sensation three years later.

The Sensational Murder of Maurizio Gucci