📜 This Day in History
September 27
1422The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years.- 1854The paddle steamer SS Arctic sank after a collision with SS Vesta 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Newfoundland, killing approximately 320 people.
- 1916Lij Iyasu, the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
- 1949Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference unanimously selected Zeng Liansong's design for the flag of China.
- 1981Iran–Iraq War: Iran broke the Iraqi siege of Abadan by Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh.
- 2014Mount Ontake in central Japan unexpectedly erupted, killing 63 people in the nation's deadliest eruption in more than 100 years.
