April 27 in History: What all happened on this day?
Historical Significance of April 27 along with the important events taken place on this day
History has been often subjugated by almost all of us during our school days but now, we repent it because competitive exams ask for more than just remembering the facts. We are here to accompany you to accomplish your dream of clearing the competitive exams. From the birthdays if key figures to the monument of undying love. Following are some of the historical events that happened on this day which you need to know.
Mughal Empress Mumtaz Mahal born
Born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh to a Persian nobility on April 27, 1593, Mughal Empress. She was the Empress consort of the Mughal Empire from 19 January 1628 to 17 June 1631 as the chief consort of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal is a monument of undying love in Agra was commissioned by her husband to act as her tomb.
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Indian Politician Harish Rawat is born
Born on April 27, 1912, Harish Rawat was Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014-2017. A five-time Member of Parliament. he is a leader of the Indian National Congress party.
Murugadoss Arunasalam,
Famous by his stage name AR Murugadoss, is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter who largely works in the Tamil Film Industry. He is best famous for his action Tamil films and Telugu films and for remaking them in Hindi cinema.
Indian film producer Jamshedji Framji Madan is born
Born in Mumbai on April 27, 1857, Madan, was an Indian theatre and film magnate and one of the pioneers of film production in India, he was the exhibitor, distributor and producer of films and plays. Madan Theatres was a key influence in Indian theatre throughout the 1920s and 1930s.
According to Kepler, the Universe is created
According to a German, the universe is created on April 27, 4977. Johannes Kepler was a mathematician and astronomer. He is regarded as the founder of modern science. He is best known for his work explaining the motion of planets.
1521 Navigator Ferdinand Magellan Killed
Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan is killed during a tribal skirmish on Mactan Island in the Philippines. Magellan was hit by a poisonous arrow while assisting a local chief, who was recently converted to Christianity, in conquering a local tribe on the neighbouring island of Mactan.
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1773 British Unpopular Tea Act
On April 27, 1773, the British Parliament passes the Tea Act, designed to save the East India Company from bankruptcy by lowering the tax it paid to the British government thus granting them a monopoly on the American tea trade.
1882 President Ulysses S. Grant is born
Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the US and the civil war leader is born on April 27, 1822. Despite having no interest in military apart from honing his equestrian skills he graduated in 1843 and went on to serve in the Mexican American war.
1994 South Africa holds first multiracial elections
More than 22 million South Africans turn out to cast vote in the country’s first multiracial parliamentary election. A whooping population choose Nelson Mandela to head the government.
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