1521CE
Exploration
Battle of Mactan
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by indigenous forces in the Philippines during the Battle of Mactan.
Daily Chronicle
April 27
3 Historical Records
1822CE
Birth
Ulysses S. Grant Born
An American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States and led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War.
1994CE
Politics
South African Democratic Elections
South Africa holds its first fully democratic, multiracial elections, marking the official end of the apartheid system.