Historical Events April 27.

1854: The telegraph service opened to the public, and the first telegram sent from Mumbai to Pune.

1877: The University of Calcutta gave the first approval for eligibility for women in the field of university education.

1908: Fourth Olympic Games began in London.

1960: The National Defence College (NDC) was inaugurated on this day by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India.

1994: South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution came into force.

1999: A system was launched in India to launch more than one satellite with a single rocket.

2005: The first demonstration of the Airbus A-380 took place in France.

Famous Birthdays April 27.

1791: Samuel Morse, an American inventor, and painter.

1822: Ulysses S. Grant, an American soldier, and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States.

1912: Zohra Sehgal, an Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer.

1920: Manibhai Bhimbhai Desai, an Indian social activist, an associate of Mahatma Gandhi, and a pioneer of rural development. 

1949: P. Sathasivam, the 40th Chief Justice of India.

Death Anniversaries April 27.

1521: Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer.

1882: Ralph Waldo Emerson, an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet 

1960: Rajshekhar Basu, a Bengali writer, chemist, and lexicographer. 

1962: A. K. Fazlul Huq, a Bengali statesman, and jurist who served as the first Prime Minister of Bengal and later as the Home Minister of Pakistan.

1972: Kwame Nkrumah, the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana.

1989: Kōnosuke Matsushita, a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company.

2002: Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, and inventor of the Barbie Doll.

2009: Feroz Khan, an Indian actor, film editor, producer, and director.

2017: Vinod Khanna, an Indian actor, film producer, and politician.