27 September, 1938 – Scotland RMS Queen Elizabeth
S RMS Queen Elizabeth is launched at the John Brown and Company yard in Clydebank, Scotland. She was the largest passenger liner ever built and named to honor Queen Elizabeth, a consort of King George VI of England and mother to Queen Elizabeth II.
27 September, 1959 – Japan Typhoon Vera
Typhoon Vera with winds over 160 miles an hour struck the main Japanese island of Honshu, killing nearly 5,000 people.
27 September, 1985 – U.S.A. Hurricane Gloria
Hurricane Gloria forces the New York Stock Exchange to close its doors for the day.
27 Sept, 2008 – China Walk In Space
Chinese astronaut, Zhai Zhigang, became the first person from China to walk in space
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