EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 27
Monday, April 27, 2026
Day 116 of 2026 | Week 18 | 243 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
Airbus A380 aircraft has its maiden test flight.
South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles [Thanasi Kokkinakis] 2022; Wimbledon 2022 runner-up; Hopman Cup 2016)
American auto racer (Daytona 500 2018)
American actress (Andrea Cantillo-Breaking Bad)
British-Zimbabwean actor (Bridgerton
Australian short track speed skater
Canadian actress (Mona the Vampire)
British actor (The Chronicles of Narnia - Peter Pevensie)
Macedonian pop singer and songwriter (Ninanalna; Million Dollar Player)
British actress (Doctor Who)
Iranian-American performance artist and actress (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
British musician (Gallows) and tattooist
American actress (The Sopranos)
American actress (All That)
American creative director and judge on "America's Next Top Model"
Maltese pop singer ("I'm In Love (The Whistle Hit)": "Somebody Sent Me An Angel")
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