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On this day — September 27

A hand-curated thread of what happened on this date, across centuries.

2020

Politics

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.

2019

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Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.

2014

Disaster

63 people are killed in an eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan.

2012

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In Minneapolis

a gunman shoots eight people, killing six and injuring 2 and then kills himself.

2008

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CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.

2007

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NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.

2003

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The SMART-1 satellite is launched.

2001

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In Switzerland

a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

1998

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The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

1996

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The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory

an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.

1996

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Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland

Maine.

1993

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The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.

1992

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Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.

1988

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The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.

1977

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Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang

Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.