September 27

Today in History
• 1290 - Earthquake in the Bohai Sea near China, reportedly kills 100,000 people
• 1694 - Hurricane hits Carlisle Bay Barbados; 27 British ships sink, 3,000 die
• 1779 - John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain
• 1892 - Book matches are patented by Diamond Match Company
• 1903 - Wreck of the Old 97, a train crash made famous by the song of the same name
• 1908 - Henry Ford's first Ford Model T automobile leaves the plant in Detroit, Michigan
• 1916 - 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians
• 1919 - Democratic National Committee votes to allow female members


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Ancestor Appreciation Day
• Day of the French Community
• Egypt: Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy
• Milad an-Nabi (Mawlid)
• National Chocolate Milk Day
• National Women’s Health And Fitness Day
• Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
• World Tourism Day

Birthdays
• 1507 - Guillaume Rondelet, naturalist famous for his study of marine animals
• 1601 - Louis XIII, King of France (1610-43)
• 1657 - Sophia Alekseyevna, Regent of Russia (1682-89)
• 1719 - Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician
• 1722 - Samuel Adams, revolutionary and politician (Lt Gov-Mass, 1789-94)
• 1805 - George Müller, Prussian Christian evangelist and orphanage builder
• 1827 - Hiram R. Revels, clergyman, politician,1st African American in Congress
• 1862 - Louis Botha, Boer general and statesman, 1st Prime Minister of South Africa