2016-04-27

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.

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.