On April 27

Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.

American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the first victim of Cunanan's killing spree.

The black-ball final, one of the most famous snooker matches in history, began between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor (pictured).

The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.

Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Sarawak.

Prime Minister Milton Margai led the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to independence from the United Kingdom.

In response to the treatment of Lorenzo Gamboa under the White Australia policy, the Philippine House of Representatives passed a bill banning Australians from the country.

World War II: The photograph Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn (pictured) was taken after German troops withdrew to Norway at the end of the Lapland War.

Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party.

The French National Assembly under Victor Schœlcher proclaims the abolition of slavery within France and it's colonies following the February Revolution.

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, better known as "Für Elise", one of his most popular compositions.

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Culrain, Scotland.

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

Filipino natives led by chieftain Lapulapu killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan at the Battle of Mactan.

Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself killed six weeks later.

Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who had intended for his own daughter to wed the emperor.