How Many Days Until April 27?

This day in history: April 27

1. 1967

   The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.

2. 1985

   The black-ball final, one of the most famous snooker matches in history, began between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor.

3. 1993

   Thirty people died, including players and staff of the Zambia football team and the crew, in a plane crash en route to play a World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.

4. 1997

   American spree killer Andrew Cunanan murdered Jeffrey Trail, a former friend and a Gulf War veteran, who became the first victim of Cunanan's killing spree.

5. 2005

   The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.

6. 2011

   During the most active day of the 2011 Super Outbreak 218 tornadoes killed 317 people across 16 U.S. states.

7. 2012

   Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.

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