Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Historic Events on May 27

THE TREATY OF COPENHAGEN









1660- Demark and Sweden sign The Treaty of Copenhagen, ends the Second Northern War.



RUSSIA-SAINT PETERSBURG


1703- Saint Petersburg in Russia was founded by the ruler of the Russian Empire, Tsar Peter the Great.







HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN



1873- Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers " Priam's Treasure " a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia.










AFGHANISTAN


1921- Afghanistan was declared independent from British control after 84 years.







CHRYSLER BUILDING



Chrysler Building in New City,319 meters the tallest man-made structure at the time open to the public.











THE KENYA AFRICAN NATION UNION



The Kenya African Nation Union wins the country's first general election and the leader of the party Jomo Kenyatta becomes Kenya's first premier.






JAWAHARLAL NEHRU 


Jawaharlal Nehru the founder of modern India and Prime Minister, dies at the age of 74.











INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE



A 6.3 magnitude earthquake in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta killed 5800 people and leaves 1.5 million homeless.






LARGEST FLAG MADE


The town of Clinceni in Romania claimed the Guinness world record for the largest flag ever -made.

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