September 27

What happened on September 27 in history

6 events fall on September 27, from 1540 to 1998. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 27

  1. 1540

    The Jesuits are approved

    Paul III confirms the Society of Jesus.

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  2. 1590

    A thirteen-day papacy

    Urban VII dies of malaria before his coronation.

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  3. 1825

    The first public steam railway opens

    The Stockton and Darlington carries passengers behind Locomotion No 1.

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  4. 1905

    E = mc squared

    Einstein's short paper on mass and energy is published in Annalen der Physik.

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  5. 1964

    The Warren Report

    The commission concludes Oswald acted alone.

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  6. 1998

    Google's founding is celebrated

    The company later fixed its birthday to this date.

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