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Historical events & facts — April 27
What happened on April 27?
On April 27, 1994, South Africa held its first multiracial elections — the day millions of Black citizens were able to vote for the first time in their history. Images of long queues of citizens waiting to vote went around the world. April 27 is today Freedom Day in South Africa — the national holiday commemorating the end of apartheid and the birth of democracy.
On April 27, 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed at the Battle of Mactan in Cebu, Philippines, by the forces of local king Lapulapu. Magellan, who commanded the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, died without seeing it completed. The expedition, initially comprising 5 ships and 270 men, returned to Spain in 1522 with a single ship and 18 survivors under Elcano.
On April 27, 1667, blind English poet John Milton signed the sale contract for his epic poem "Paradise Lost" for ten pounds sterling. The work, considered the greatest epic in the English language, narrates the fall of the angel Lucifer and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise according to the Book of Genesis. Milton dictated the poem to his daughter because he had lost his sight years earlier.
Notable birthdays — April 27
Famous people born on April 27
85 BC
Year 85 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cinna and Carbo. The denomination 85 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Irving Adler
Irving Adler was an American author, mathematician, scientist, political activist, and educator. He was the author of 57 books about mathematics, science, and education, and the co-author of 30 more, for both children and adults. His books have been published in 31 countries in 19 different languages.
Pik Botha
Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha, was a South African politician who served as the country's foreign minister in the last years of the apartheid era, the longest-serving in South African history. Known as a liberal within the party, Botha served to present a friendly, conciliatory face on the regime, while criticised internally.
Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti
Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti is an Indian archaeologist, Professor Emeritus of South Asian Archaeology at Cambridge University, and a Senior Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge University. He is known for his studies on the early use of iron in India and the archaeology of Eastern India.
Terry Willesee
Terence Joseph Willesee is an Australian retired journalist and television and radio presenter.
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