March 27 historical events
630 — Battle of Yinshan
The Battle of Yinshan (Chinese: 陰山之戰; pinyin: Yīnshān zhī zhàn) was fought on 27 March 630 near the Yin Mountains, close to the city of Dingxiang (定襄, in modern Hohhot, Inner Mongolia). Emperor Taizong (598–649) commissioned the famed Tang military officer Li Jing (李靖, 571–649), along with Li Shiji, Wei Xiaojie, Li Daozong, Chai Shao (柴紹), and Xue Wanche (薛萬徹) to attack forces under the command of Illig Qaghan, leader of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples based in Inner Asia.
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1111 — Battle of the Salnitsa river
The Battle of the Salnitsa was the main battle in the final phase of the great campaign of a coalition of Kievan Rus' princes against the Polovtsians in March 1111 on the Salnica River. In this battle, the Polovtsian army was completely defeated by Rus' princes led by Grand Duke Svyatopolk Izyaslavich of Kiev, Prince Davyd Sviatoslavich of Chernigov and Prince Vladimir Monomakh southern Pereyaslavl.
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1625 — Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland. After his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.
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1638 — 1638 Calabrian earthquakes
A series of mainshocks struck Calabria on March 27–28 and June 9, 1638. The first three earthquakes had moment magnitudes estimated to be Mw 6.6–7.1. On June 9, another mainshock estimated at Mw 6.7 struck the same region, causing further damage and casualties. The four earthquakes resulted in as many as 30,000 fatalities.
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1641 — Siege of São Filipe
The siege of the Fortress of São Filipe, was a battle fought from 27 March 1641 to 4 March 1642 as part of the Portuguese Restoration War, near Angra, Azores, between Spanish and Portuguese over the control of the fort of São Filipe. After 11 months of intense fighting the Portuguese were victorious and the Spanish garrison was defeated with very heavy losses.
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1641 — Battle of Preßnitz
The Battle of Preßnitz (German: Schlacht bei Preßnitz) was a military engagement fought on 27 March [O.S. 17 March] 1641 during the Thirty Years' War. In the battle, Imperial troops under Octavio Piccolomini defeated the Swedish army under Field Marshal Johan Baner.
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1690 — Raid on Salmon Falls
The Raid on Salmon Falls (March 27, 1690) captured and destroyed the English settlement of Salmon Falls (present-day Berwick, Maine) during King William's War. It involved Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière, his son Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville and Norridgewock Abnaki chief Wahowa.
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1756 — Battle of Fort Bull
The Battle of Fort Bull was a French attack on the British-held Fort Bull on 27 March 1756, early in the French and Indian War. The fort was built to defend a portion of the waterway connecting Albany, New York to Lake Ontario via the Mohawk River. Lt. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry led his command consisting of forces from the Troupes de la Marine, Canadien militia, and Indian allies on an attack against Fort Bull on 27 March 1756. Shielded by trees they sneaked up to within 100 yards (91 m) of the fort. Léry ordered a charge at the fort with bayonets.
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1764 — 1764 imperial election
The imperial election of 1764 was an imperial election held to select the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. It took place in Frankfurt on 27 March.
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1782 — The Marquess of Rockingham begins his second term as British prime minister
On March 27, 1782, Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, became prime minister of Great Britain for the second time, succeeding Lord North. He had previously served as prime minister in 1765–1766. His second administration ended with his death on July 1, 1782.
This entry records his return as prime minister; he had inherited the marquessate in 1750.
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1782 — Second Rockingham ministry
This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the second premiership of the Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham for four months in 1782.
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1794 — The United States authorizes construction of six frigates
The Naval Act of 1794 authorized six frigates to protect American commerce. President George Washington signed the measure while the federal government was based in Philadelphia.
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1799 — Battle of Mallavelly
The Battle of Mallavelly (also spelled Malvilly or Malavalli) was fought on 27 March 1799 between forces of the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The British forces, led by General George Harris and Colonel Arthur Wellesley, drove the Mysorean force of Tipu Sultan from a defensive position designed to impede the British force's progress toward Mysore's capital, Seringapatam.
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1809 — Battle of Ciudad Real
The Battle of Ciudad Real was fought on 27 March 1809 and resulted in a French victory under General Sebastiani against the Spanish under General Conde de Cartojal. French 4th Corps (with attached Polish division under general Valance) had to cross the bridge over the Guadiana River which was defended by the Spanish corps of Count Urbina Cartaojal. Polish lancers of the Legion of the Vistula under colonel Jan Konopka charged through the bridge taking it by surprise, then outflanked Spanish infantry and attacked it from behind as the main French and Polish forces crossed the bridge, and attacked the Spanish front lines.
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1811 — Battle of Anholt
The Battle of Anholt (25–27 March 1811) was a successful British military operation under the command of James Wilkes Maurice against the Danish-held island of Anholt under the command of Jørgen Conrad de Falsen, taking place during the Gunboat War, a conflict between the United Kingdom and Denmark-Norway that was part of the wider Napoleonic Wars.
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1814 — Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tehopeka, Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.
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1814 — Battle of Jobourg: Étoile surrenders
In the early hours of March 27, 1814, the British ship HMS Hebrus caught the French ship Étoile near Jobourg, Normandy. After more than two hours of fighting, Étoile struck her colors and surrendered.
The naval action spanned March 26–27; this entry records the pursuit, fighting, and surrender in the early hours of March 27.
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1837 — Battle of Pea River
The Battle of Pea River was fought between the Alabama Militia and the Creek Indians during the Second Creek War, in the vicinity of the present-day Pike County, Alabama, roughly 17 miles east of Troy, Alabama in the United States.
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1869 — 1869 Costa Rican general election
General elections were held in Costa Rica on 27 March 1869 to elect the president for a three-year term. They were the first and only elections conducted under the 1869 Constitution. Following the 1868 coup d'état that overthrew José María Castro Madriz before the end of his constitutional term, former president Jesús Jiménez Zamora returned to power as provisional president.
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1871 — 1871 Scotland versus England rugby union match
The rugby union match played between Scotland and England on 27 March 1871 was the world's first international rugby match. It is also officially the first international rugby match in any rugby code. The match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh in front of 4,000 spectators. Scotland won the match, scoring two tries and a goal to England's single try.
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1871 — Ceylon conducts its first modern population census
The Registrar General’s Office counted about 2.4 million people across what is now Sri Lanka. Earlier estimates had relied on returns from village headmen.
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1873 — Battle of Turret Peak
The Battle of Turret Peak occurred March 27, 1873 in the Arizona Territory between the United States Army and a group of Yavapai and Tonto Apaches as part of Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's campaign to return the natives to reservations.
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1883 — Capture of Nam Định (1883)
The Capture of Nam Định (27 March 1883), a confrontation between the French and the Vietnamese, was one of the early engagements of the Tonkin Campaign (1883–86). In a brief campaign in the last week of March 1883, Commandant Henri Rivière captured the citadel of Nam Định, the second-largest city in Tonkin, with a flotilla of gunboats and a battalion of marine infantry.
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1898 — Spanish general election, 1898
General elections to the Cortes Generales were held in Spain on 27 March 1898. At stake were all 401 seats in the Congress of Deputies.
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1898 — 1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 9th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Jones' Road, Dublin, on 27 March 1898 between Dublin, represented by club side Commercials, and Tipperary, represented by club side Tubberadora.
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1899 — Battle of Marilao River
The Battle of Marilao River was fought on March 27, 1899, in Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines, during the Philippine–American War. It was one of the most celebrated river crossings of the whole war, wherein American forces crossed the Marilao River, which was 80 yards wide and too deep to ford, while under Filipino fire from the opposite bank.
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1904 — 1904 Copa del Rey final
The 1904 Copa del Rey final was the second final of the Copa del Rey. It was supposed to be played in 1904 in Madrid. This edition was notable for its chaotic development and because Athletic Bilbao won the trophy without playing a game after their opponents failed to turn up.
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1905 — Battle of Tabanovce
The Battle of Tabanovce (Serbian: Borba na Tabanovcu, Serbian Cyrillic: Борба на Табановцу) was fought between the Serbian Chetnik Organization, a Serbian rebel faction, and an Ottoman garrison from Kumanovo. It took place on 27 March 1905.
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1907 — Hexham by-election, 1907
The Hexham by-election of 1907 was held on 27 March 1907. The by-election was held due to the succession to the barony of Allendale of the incumbent Liberal MP, Wentworth Beaumont. It was won by the Liberal candidate Richard Durning Holt.
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1911 — Bootle by-election, 1911
The Bootle by-election, 1911 was a by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Bootle in Merseyside on 27 March 1911. It was won by the Conservative Party candidate Andrew Bonar Law.
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1912 — National Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival (Japanese: 全米桜祭り, Zenbei Sakura Matsuri) is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also celebrate the continued close relationship between the two nations.
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1914 — March 1914 Swedish general election
Early general elections were held in Sweden between 27 March and 7 April 1914, after the Riksdag had been prematurely dissolved by the Cabinet of Hjalmar Hammarskjöld. The General Electoral League emerged as the largest party, winning 86 of the 230 seats in the Andra kammaren. As of 2026, this is the last time a Swedish election has not seen the Social Democrats win a plurality of seats.
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1915 — 1915 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 27 March 1915. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Union government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake was defeated by the opposition United Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Crawford Vaughan. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.
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1920 — Stockport by-election, 1920
The Stockport by-election, 1920 was a parliamentary by-election held on 27 March 1920 for the constituency of Stockport, in Cheshire. It followed the death of Spencer Leigh Hughes and resignation of George Wardle, the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Stockport. With the departure of both MPs, a single by-election was held for both seats. Always a rare occurrence in Britain, Stockport was the first such by-election since the Oldham by-election, 1899; it proved to be the last such by-election, as multi-member constituencies were abolished in 1950.
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1920 — Dartford by-election, 1920
The Dartford by-election of 1920 was held on 27 March 1920. The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Coalition Liberal MP, James Rowlands. It was won by the Labour candidate John Edmund Mills.
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1933 — Japan announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations
Japan issued an imperial rescript and formally gave the League of Nations notice of its intention to withdraw. Under the League’s rules, withdrawal was to take effect two years after the notice.
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1938 — Battle of Taierzhuang
The Battle of Taierzhuang (Chinese: 臺兒莊會戰; pinyin: Tái'érzhuāng Huìzhàn) took place during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938. It was fought between the armies of the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan at the peak of the Xuzhou Campaign. The battle was the war's first major Chinese victory. The battle was a setback for the Japanese military and its reputation as an invincible force.
Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
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1941 — Yugoslav coup d'état
A coup d'état took place on 27 March 1941 in Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, when the regency led by Prince Paul of Yugoslavia was overthrown and King Peter II assumed full monarchical powers. The coup was planned and conducted by a group of pro-Western Serbian nationalist Royal Yugoslav Air Force officers formally led by the Air Force commander, General Dušan Simović, who had been associated with several putsch plots from 1938 onwards.
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1941 — Battle of Keren
The Battle of Keren (Italian: Battaglia di Cheren) took place from 3 February to 27 March 1941. Keren was attacked by the British during the East African Campaign of the Second World War. A force of Italian regular and colonial troops defended the position against troops mostly from Sudan and British India and Free French forces.
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1942 — Action of 27 March 1942
The Action of 27 March 1942 was a naval battle fought between the United States and Germany during World War II in the Atlantic Ocean. While patrolling 300 miles off Norfolk, Virginia, an American Q-ship encountered a U-boat and a short surface engagement ensued.
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1943 — Battle of the Komandorski Islands
The Battle of the Komandorski Islands was a naval battle between American and Imperial Japanese forces which took place on 27 March 1943 in the North Pacific, south of the Soviet Komandorski Islands. The Japanese were escorting a three ship convoy, while the Americans were patrolling waters west of the Aleutian Islands.
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1944 — Landing on Emirau
The Landing on Emirau was the last of the series of operations that made up Operation Cartwheel, General Douglas MacArthur's strategy for the encirclement of the major Japanese base at Rabaul. A force of nearly 4,000 United States Marines landed on the island of Emirau on 20 March 1944. The island was not occupied by the Japanese and there was no fighting.
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1945 — Operation Starvation
Operation Starvation was a naval mining operation conducted in World War II by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) to disrupt Japanese shipping.
World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers.
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1945 — Rhineland Offensive
The Rhineland Offensive was a series of allied offensive operations by 21st Army Group commanded by Bernard Montgomery from 8 February 1945 to 25 March 1945, at the end of the Second World War. The operations were aimed at occupying the Rhineland and securing a passage over the Rhine river. It was part of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's "broad front" strategy to occupy the entire west bank of the Rhine before its crossing.
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1950 — Birth of Wong Yuk-long
On 27 March 1950, Wong Yuk-long, a cartoonist, was born.
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1952 — Odisha Legislative Assembly election, 1952
Elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. This election was officially known as 1951 Odisha Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.
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1952 — Assam Legislative Assembly election, 1952
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. This election was officially known as 1951 Assam Legislative Assembly election, even though through delays, actual voting didn't take place until early 1952.
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1952 — Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election, 1952
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Travancore-Cochin were held on March 27, 1952.
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1952 — Delhi Legislative Assembly election, 1952
The first Delhi Legislative Assembly election to the Delhi Legislative Assembly was held on March 27, 1952. Forty-eight seats were up for election. Six of the constituencies elected two assembly members, the remaining 36 constituencies elected a single member.
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1952 — 1952 Bhopal State Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Bhopal Legislative Assembly were held on March 27, 1952. The Indian National Congress won a majority of seats, and Shankar Dayal Sharma became the chief minister.
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1952 — 1952 Ajmer State Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Ajmer Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. 134 candidates competed for the 30 seats in the Assembly. This was the final election for the Ajmer Legislative Assembly: on 1 November 1956, under the provisions of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, the Ajmer State was abolished and its constituencies were merged into Rajasthan.
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1952 — 1952 Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Patiala and East Punjab States Union Legislative Assembly were held on 27 March 1952. 374 candidates competed for the 50 constituencies in the Assembly. There were 10 two-member constituencies and 40 single-member constituencies.
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1952 — 1951–52 Indian general election in Assam
The 1951–52 Indian general election was the first democratic national election held in India after Independence, and the polls in Assam were held for 10 constituencies with 12 seats. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 11 out of the 12 seats. Only one seat was won by the Socialist Party.
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1958 — Accession of Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (15 April [O.S. 3 April] 1894 – 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. As leader of the Soviet Union, he shocked the world by denouncing his predecessor Joseph Stalin, embarking on a campaign of de-Stalinization, and presiding over the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
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1964 — 1964 Alaska earthquake
The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 139 deaths. Lasting four minutes and thirty-eight seconds, the magnitude 9.2–9.3 megathrust earthquake remains the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in North America and the second most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the world since modern seismography began in 1900.
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1971 — 1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match
The 1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match, also known as the Rugby Union Centenary International, was an international rugby union match played between Scotland and England on 27 March 1971, the centenary of the match between the two teams played in 1871.
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1973 — The Godfather wins best picture at the Academy Awards
The Godfather won best picture, adapted screenplay and best actor for Marlon Brando. The ceremony took place at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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1976 — The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public
The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 98 stations, and 130 miles (210 km) of route.
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1977 — Tenerife airport disaster
On 27 March 1977, two Boeing 747 passenger jets collided on a runway at Los Rodeos Airport on the Spanish island of Tenerife, killing 583 people and injuring 61 others in the deadliest accident in aviation history. The incident occurred at 17:06 GMT (UTC +0) in dense fog, when KLM Flight 4805 initiated its takeoff run, colliding with the right side of Pan Am Flight 1736, which was on the runway.
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1977 — 1977 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final
The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 27 March 1977 to determine the winners of the 1976–77 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the seventh season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland.
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1978 — 1978 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Semple Stadium on 27 March 1978 to determine the winners of the 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the eighth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland.
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1979 — Micronesian parliamentary election, 1979
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 27 March 1979. All candidates for seats in Congress ran as independents.
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1980 — The Alexander L. Kielland platform capsizes
The accommodation platform Alexander L. Kielland capsized in the Ekofisk oil field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Of the 212 people aboard, 123 died.
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1980 — Steam blasts open a crater at Mount St. Helens
Steam and ash burst through the summit ice cap at Mount St. Helens, opening a crater. These blasts began weeks before the destructive May 18 eruption.
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1981 — 1981 warning strike in Poland
The 1981 warning strike in Poland was a four-hour national warning strike that took place during and in response to the Bydgoszcz events. There, in the early spring of 1981 in the Polish People's Republic, several members of the Solidarity movement, including Jan Rulewski, Mariusz Łabentowicz, and Roman Bartoszcze, were beaten by the security forces, including Milicja Obywatelska and ZOMO.
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1981 — Death of Mao Dun
On 27 March 1981, Mao Dun, a writer, died.
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1983 — 1983 Japanese Super Cup
1983 Japanese Super Cup was the Japanese Super Cup competition. The match was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 27, 1983. Mitsubishi Motors won the championship.
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1986 — Russell Street bombing
The Russell Street bombing refers to the 27 March 1986 bombing of the Russell Street Police Headquarters complex in Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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1988 — 1988 African Cup of Nations final
The 1988 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 27 March 1988 at the Stade Mohamed V in Casablanca, Morocco to determine the winner of the 1988 African Cup of Nations. Cameroon defeated Nigeria 1–0 with a lone goal from Emmanuel Kundé in the 55th minute.
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1988 — The 1988 Full Members’ Cup final is played at Wembley
On 27 March 1988, Luton Town and Reading contested the Full Members’ Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom.
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1988 — WrestleMania IV
WrestleMania IV was a 1988 professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It was the fourth annual WrestleMania and took place on March 27, 1988, at the Atlantic City Convention Hall (advertised as Trump Plaza) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The announced attendance of the event was 19,199.
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1988 — 1987 Empress's Cup final
1987 Empress's Cup Final was the 9th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 27, 1988. Yomiuri SC Beleza won the championship.
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1991 — Commandos end the Singapore Airlines Flight 117 hijacking
On March 27, 1991, Singapore Armed Forces commandos stormed Singapore Airlines Flight 117 at Changi Airport, killing the four hijackers and freeing the remaining hostages. The Airbus A310 had been hijacked the previous evening while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. Two flight attendants had been released before the assault.
March 27 is the rescue operation in Singapore. The hijacking began on March 26.
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1993 — 1993 Nigerien presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Niger on 27 February 1993, with a second round on 27 March after no candidate passed the 50% barrier in the first round. They were the first multi-candidate presidential elections held in the country since independence in 1960, following constitutional changes approved in a referendum the previous year.
This entry records the second round, as dated in the source infobox.
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1993 — China's National People's Congress elects Jiang Zemin president
The first session of the Eighth National People's Congress elected Jiang Zemin president in Beijing.
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1994 — Ukrainian parliamentary election, 1994
Parliamentary elections were held in Ukraine on 27 March 1994, with a second round between 2 and 10 April. However, 112 seats were remained unfilled, and a succession of by-elections were required in July, August, November and December 1994 and more in December 1995 and April 1996. Three hundred (300) seats or two thirds (2/3) of the parliament were required to be filled for the next convocation. In what were the first elections held after Ukraine broke away from the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of Ukraine emerged as the largest party in the Verkhovna Rada, winning 86 of the 338 seats decided in the first two rounds.
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1994 — 1994 Italian Senate election in Lombardy
Lombardy renewed its delegation to the Italian Senate on March 27, 1994. This election was a part of national Italian general election of 1994 even if, according to the Italian Constitution, every senatorial challenge in each Region is a single and independent race. The election was won by the new Silvio Berlusconi's centre-right coalition called Pole of Freedoms, which obtained a local landslide victory electing all its candidates.
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1994 — 1993 Empress's Cup final
1993 Empress's Cup Final was the 15th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo on March 27, 1994. Yomiuri Nippon SC Beleza won the championship.
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1994 — 1994 Turkish local elections
Local elections were held in Turkey on 27 March 1994.
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1994 — 1994 Football League Cup final
The 1994 Football League Cup final took place on 27 March 1994 at the old Wembley Stadium. It was contested between Manchester United and Aston Villa. Aston Villa won 3–1, with one goal from Dalian Atkinson and two from Dean Saunders, to claim their fourth League Cup final victory; Manchester United's goal was scored by Mark Hughes, before Andrei Kanchelskis was sent off for handball.
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1994 — 1994 Istanbul mayoral election
The 1994 Istanbul mayoral election took place on 27 March 1994 in order to elect the Mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Additionally, each of the 27 districts of Istanbul elected a district municipal mayor on the same day. The election was held as part of nationwide local elections held on the same day.
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1999 — 1999 F-117A shootdown
On 27 March 1999, during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia amid the Kosovo War, a Yugoslav Army unit shot down a Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk stealth ground attack aircraft of the United States Air Force (USAF) by firing an S-125 Neva/Pechora surface-to-air missile. It was the first ever shootdown of a stealth aircraft. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued eight hours later by USAF Pararescuemen conducting search and rescue.
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1999 — 1999 New South Wales state election
The 1999 New South Wales state election was held on Saturday, 27 March. All seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the New South Wales Legislative Council was up for election. The Incumbent New South Wales Premier Bob Carr won a second term with a 7% swing of vote against the Liberal National Party led by Kerry Chikarovski.
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2000 — Iraqi parliamentary election, 2000
Parliamentary elections were held in Iraq on 27 March 2000. The election was contested by 522 candidates, including 25 women. Thirty MPs were appointed to represent Iraqi Kurdistan. Whilst there were a number of candidates, all independent candidates were nominally loyal to the Ba'ath Party, and the rest of the candidates were party members. The Ba'ath Party won 165 of the 250 seats. Of the 85 remaining seats, 55 were independents, and 30 were appointed by the government to represent the northern Kurdish areas of Sulaymaniyah, Arbil and Dohuk, where no elections took place, and which had been outwith Iraqi government control following the Gulf War.
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2000 — 2000 Phillips explosion
At approximately 1:22 p.m. CT on March 27, 2000, an explosion and fire responsible for 1 death and 71 injuries occurred at Phillips Petroleum's Houston Chemical Complex at 1400 Jefferson Road, Pasadena, Texas 77506. The fire produced huge plumes of black smoke that spread over the heavily industrialized Houston Ship Channel and neighboring residential areas. The explosion occurred at the K-Resin facility and involved a type of plastic made with butadiene. At the time of the explosion, the tank was out of service for cleaning and had no pressure or temperature gauges that would have provided the workers with an alert to the approaching crisis.
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2000 — Battle for the A-9 highway
The Battle for the A-9 highway was fought in March and April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan A-9 highway.
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2001 — 2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election
The 2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election was held on March 27, 2001, following a primary election on February 27, 2001. Incumbent Mayor David J. Fischer declined to run for a fourth term, and a crowded field emerged to succeed him. One of Fischer's campaign advisors, corporate lawyer Rick Baker, placed first in the primary election, winning 25 percent of the vote.
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2001 — Operation MH
Operation MH (Macedonian: Операција МХ) was the first major offensive by the combined forces of the Macedonian Army and police forces in the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. The goal of the operation was to dislodge the NLA forces which were entrenched in Tetovo and the hills and villages in its vicinity.
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2002 — Nanterre massacre
The Nanterre massacre refers to an act of mass murder that occurred on March 27, 2002, in Nanterre, France. Gunman Richard Durn, 33 years old, opened fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors, and the injury of 19 others. Durn committed suicide the following day, by leaping from a police station window during questioning.
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2002 — Passover massacre
The Passover massacre was a suicide bombing carried out by Hamas at the Park Hotel in Netanya, Israel on 27 March 2002, during a Passover seder. Thirty civilians were killed in the attack and 140 were injured. It was the deadliest attack against Israelis during the Second Intifada.
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2003 — WEC 6: Return of a Legend
WEC 6: Return of a Legend was held on 27 March 2003 at the Tachi Palace in Lemoore, California. Frank Shamrock defeated Bryan Pardoe by armbar submission in the first round to win the inaugural WEC light heavyweight championship.
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2004 — 2004 Queensland local elections
The 2004 Queensland local elections were held on 27 March 2004 to elect the mayors and councils of all local government areas in Queensland, Australia. These were the final elections for a significant number of councils in Queensland, which were abolished in 2008 after an extensive local government reform process set up by the Beattie Government.
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2004 — 2004 Sydney City Council election
The 2004 Sydney City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect nine councillors and a lord mayor to the City of Sydney. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in New South Wales, Australia. The election followed the amalgamation of Sydney with the neighbouring City of South Sydney.
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2004 — 2004 Brisbane City Council election
The 2004 Brisbane City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect a lord mayor and 26 councillors to the City of Brisbane. The election was held as part of the statewide local government elections in Queensland, Australia. The election resulted in the election of Campbell Newman of the Liberal Party as Lord Mayor, defeating the Labor Party incumbent, Tim Quinn, by 2.5% of the mayoral two-party-preferred vote.
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2004 — 2004 New South Wales local elections
The 2004 New South Wales local elections were held on 27 March 2004 to elect the councils of the local government areas (LGAs) of New South Wales, Australia. Several councils also held mayoral elections. Just one month before the elections, several councils were abolished and amalgamated.
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2004 — 2004 Gold Coast City Council election
The 2004 Gold Coast City Council election was held on 27 March 2004 to elect a mayor and 14 councillors to the City of Gold Coast. The election was held as part of the statewide local elections in Queensland, Australia. Incumbent mayor Gary Baildon was defeated by former Olympian Ron Clarke.
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2004 — 2004 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election
The 2004 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election was triggered by the decision of a group of UUP members to challenge incumbent leader David Trimble over the party's direction following the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the party's annual general meeting on 27 March 2004. The UUP has held a leadership election every March since at least the Ulster Unionist Council constitution was altered in 1973, however it is rarely contested.
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2004 — NASA’s X-43A sets an air-breathing flight speed record
NASA’s uncrewed X-43A flew under scramjet power over the Pacific off Southern California. It reached approximately Mach 6.8, setting a record for an air-breathing vehicle. A separate flight went faster that November.
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2005 — Release of Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital (later renamed Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital, and finally Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital). The series premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement and has been renewed annually for two decades.
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2007 — Mark Funkhouser wins the Kansas City mayoral election
On March 27, 2007, Kansas City, Missouri, held its mayoral general election. Mark Funkhouser defeated Alvin Brooks.
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2008 — Operation Chihuahua
Coordinated Operation Chihuahua or formerly known as Joint Operation Chihuahua is a Military and Federal Police operation started in 2008 by the Mexican Army and Policía Federal Preventiva. The objective is to "besiege" Ciudad Juárez to concentrate forces and saturate the area to confront the three cartels already operating in the city. Ciudad Juárez is known to be one of the most dangerous cities in the Americas.
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2009 — Situ Gintung Dam fails in Indonesia
On March 27, 2009, Situ Gintung Dam failed, flooding nearby neighborhoods in present-day South Tangerang, Indonesia.
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2010 — UFC 111
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.
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2010 — 2010 Coupe de la Ligue final
The 2010 Coupe de la Ligue final was the 16th final of France's football league cup competition, the Coupe de la Ligue, a football competition for the 46 teams that the Ligue de Football Professionnel manages. The final took place on 27 March 2010 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The match was contested by Ligue 1 clubs Marseille and Bordeaux, who were the defending champions of the competition.
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2010 — Israeli troops withdraw after clashes in southern Gaza
On March 27, 2010, Israeli troops withdrew after fighting with Palestinian armed groups near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. The clashes had begun the previous day.
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2010 — 2010 Civic Platform presidential primary
The 2010 Civic Platform presidential primary was the first presidential primary open to all party members in Polish history and was held to determine the party's nominee for president in the 2010 Polish presidential election. The primary was organized by the governing centre-right party following the decision by party chairman and Prime Minister Donald Tusk not to run for president again (he lost in a runoff to incumbent Lech Kaczyński in 2005).
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2010 — WWE Hall of Fame (2010)
WWE Hall of Fame (2010) was the event which featured the introduction of the 11th class to the WWE Hall of Fame. The event was produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on March 27, 2010, from the Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The event took place the same weekend as WrestleMania XXVI. The event was hosted by Jerry Lawler.
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2010 — WWNLive Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising is an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event currently produced by the World Wrestling Network (WWN) under the name WWNLive Supershow: Mercury Rising. The event takes place during WrestleMania weekend, at a venue in the same metropolitan area the WrestleMania is held, and features talent from WWN's affiliate promotions, including EVOLVE, Full Impact Pro and SHINE.
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2010 — Pennagaram votes in a Tamil Nadu Assembly by-election
Voters in Pennagaram went to the polls to fill a vacancy in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. P. N. P. Inbasekaran won the seat when the ballots were counted.
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2011 — Baden-Württemberg state election, 2011
The Baden-Württemberg state election 2011 was held on 27 March 2011 to elect members to Baden-Württemberg's State diet, the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart. It was the 14th state election since the foundation of Baden-Württemberg in 1952. Before, Stefan Mappus (CDU) had led a coalition government of his party with the FDP, which in the election lost its majority to Alliance '90/The Greens, who scored their all-time best state election result, and the Social Democrats. Like in all German states, elections in Baden-Württemberg follow the mixed member proportional representation.
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2011 — 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
The 2011 Rhineland-Palatinate state election was held on 27 March 2011 to elect the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) government led by Minister-President Kurt Beck lost its majority. The SPD subsequently formed a coalition with The Greens, and Beck continued in office.
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2013 — Meath East by-election, 2013
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Meath East constituency in Ireland on 27 March 2013 following the death of the Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) Shane McEntee on 21 December 2012. The Electoral (Amendment) Act 2011 stipulates that a by-election in Ireland must be held within six months of a vacancy occurring. The electorate of Meath East at the 2011 general election was 64,873. Fine Gael candidate Helen McEntee, daughter of the deceased, was elected on the third count.
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2013 — 2013 Tajik Super Cup
The 2013 Tajik Supercup was the 4th Tajik Supercup, an annual Tajik football match played between the winners of the previous season's Tajik League and Tajikistan Cup. The match was contested by 2012 League champions Ravshan Kulob and the Cup champions Regar-TadAZ.
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2013 — An earthquake strikes Ren’ai Township in Nantou
On 27 March 2013, an earthquake struck Ren’ai Township in Nantou County, Taiwan, causing casualties and building damage.
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2014 — Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro
The Comprehensive Agreement on Bangsamoro (CAB) was the final peace agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on March 27, 2014 at the Malacañang Palace in Manila, which eventually led to the creation of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (often referred to simply as the Bangsamoro, in January 2019. The agreement involved two tracks - the normalization track and the political track.
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2015 — Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack
On 27 March 2015, Al-Shabaab militants launched an attack on the Makka al-Mukarama hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The siege ended a few hours later on 28 March, after a special forces unit of the Somali Armed Forces stormed the premises, recaptured it, and killed all five of the attackers. According to the Ministry of Information, around 20 people died during the standoff, including the perpetrators, security forces, hotel security guards and some civilians, with around 28 wounded. The special forces also rescued more than 50 hotel guests.
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2015 — Supercard of Honor IX
Supercard of Honor IX was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on March 27, 2015 at The Sports House in Redwood City, California.
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2016 — 2016 Lahore suicide bombing
On 27 March 2016, Easter Sunday, at least 75 people were killed and over 340 injured in a suicide bombing that hit the main entrance of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, one of the largest parks in Lahore, Pakistan. The attack targeted Christians who were celebrating Easter. Of the 75 dead, 14 were identified as Christians and the rest (61) as Muslims. The majority of victims were women and children. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a group affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack led to worldwide condemnation and national mourning throughout Pakistan. Pakistan also launched a widespread counter-terrorism operation in South Punjab, arresting more than 200 people.
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2017 — 2017 Santosh Trophy final
The 2017 Santosh Trophy final was the 71st final of Santosh Trophy, the football competition contested by regional State associations and government institutions under the All India Football Federation. It was contested between Goa and West Bengal on 26 March 2017 at the GMC Stadium in Bambolim. Bengal beat Goa 1–0 in extra time, with the only goal being scored by Manvir Singh.
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2018 — Philippines v Tajikistan (2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
On 27 March 2018, a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match was played between the Philippines and Tajikistan at the Rizal Memorial Stadium.
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2021 — UFC 260
UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 27, 2021, at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.
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2021 — Battle of Theemuhta
The Battle of Theemuhta was an engagement that took place during the current Myanmar civil war in the Hpapun District, the Karen National Union raided the Theemuhta military base and wiped out the State Administration Council defenders.
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2021 — 2021 Pro14 Grand Final
The 2021 Pro14 Grand Final was the final rugby match of the 2020–21 Pro14 season. The 2020–21 season was the seventh with Guinness as the title sponsor and the twelfth with a grand final. Leinster won the match 16–6 to win their fourth successive league title and their eighth overall.
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2021 — 12th Federal Assembly of United Left (Spain)
The 12th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 26 March to 27 March 2021, to renovate the governing bodies of the United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. The federal assembly was initially scheduled for July 2020, but it was postponed as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.
The 12th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 26 March to 27 March 2021, to renovate the governing bodies of the United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term.
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2022 — 2022 A-League Women grand final
The 2022 A-League Women grand final was the final match of the 2021–22 A-League Women season, played on 27 March 2022 between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval (Kogorah Oval) in Sydney. Melbourne won the match 2–1. The win made Melbourne the second club to win back-to-back A-League Women championships, and was their third title overall. It was Sydney's fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance.
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2022 — 2022 Saarland state election
The 2022 Saarland state election was held on 27 March 2022 to elect the 17th Landtag of Saarland. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Tobias Hans. The election was won by the SPD in a historic landslide, capturing a majority in the Landtag and winning at least a plurality in all municipalities of Saarland, largely attributed to the personal popularity of longtime Deputy Minister-President Anke Rehlinger.
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2022 — 25th Málaga Film Festival
The 25th Málaga Film Festival took place from 18 to 27 March 2022 in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. Lullaby and Utama won the Golden Biznaga for, respectively, Best Spanish Film and Best Ibero-American Film.
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2022 — M23 campaign (2022–present)
The M23 campaign is an ongoing series of military offensives launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Rwandan-backed rebel paramilitary group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, since March 2022. In November 2021, M23 first launched attacks against the Congolese military (FARDC) and MONUSCO, seizing military positions in Ndiza, Cyanzu, and Runyoni in North Kivu Province.
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2023 — Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire
On 27 March 2023, a fire occurred at an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, near the border with the United States. The fire killed 40 people and left 27 others seriously injured. According to Vice interviewees, prison officials demanded bribes from migrants to release them and avoid deportation. The fire was allegedly started by inmates when they set fire to their mattresses to protest their detention conditions and impending deportation.
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2023 — 2023 Nashville school shooting
On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a Presbyterian Church in America parochial elementary school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, when 28-year-old Aiden Hale (born Audrey Elizabeth Hale), a transgender man and former student of the school, killed three nine‑year‑old children and three adults before officer Rex Engelbert and detective Michael Collazo, members of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) shot and killed him.
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2024 — 2024 Maltese presidential election
The 2024 Maltese presidential election took place on 27 March 2024. Members of the Parliament of Malta voted in an indirect election to elect the next President of Malta with former parliament speaker Myriam Spiteri Debono being the only nominee. Spiteri Debono's nomination was supported by both the governing Labour Party and opposition Nationalist Party and she was elected unanimously in a 75–0 vote out of 79 deputies as Malta's third female and third Gozitan president.
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