Editing September 27 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; "[[Wreck of the Old 97]]": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.rosegill.com/Old97/Old97.pdf | title = Wreck of the Old 97: The Origins of a Modern Traditional Ballad | last = Scott | first = Alfred P. | year = 1965 | access-date = November 25, 2011}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; Production of the Model T automobile begins at the [[Ford Piquette Avenue Plant]] in Detroit. 
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Iyasu V]] is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt [[Zewditu]].
*[[1922]] &ndash; King [[Constantine I of Greece]] abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, [[George II of Greece|George II]].
*[[1928]] &ndash; The [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]] is recognized by the United States.
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] wins the (pre-Masters) [[Grand Slam (golf)|Grand Slam of golf]].
*[[1938]] &ndash; The ocean liner ''[[RMS Queen Elizabeth|Queen Elizabeth]]'' is launched in Glasgow.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Tripartite Pact]] is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
*[[1941]] &ndash; World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with [[Georgios Siantos]] as acting leader.
*[[1941]] &ndash; The {{SS|Patrick Henry}} is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: Last day of the [[Actions along the Matanikau|Matanikau action]] on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Kassel Mission]] results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Zeng Liansong]]'s design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
*[[1956]] &ndash; USAF Captain [[Milburn G. Apt]] becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the [[Bell X-2]] goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Vera]] kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[Yemen Arab Republic]] is established.
*  1962   &ndash; Rachel Carson's book ''[[Silent Spring]]'' is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
*[[1964]] &ndash; The British [[BAC TSR-2|TSR-2]] aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Texas International Airlines Flight 655]] crashes into the [[Black Fork Mountain Wilderness]] near [[Mena, Arkansas]], killing all 11 people on board.<ref name="AAR-74-04 Final Report">{{Cite web |date=1974-04-07 |title=Texas International Airlines, Inc., CV-600, N94230, Mena, Arkansas, September 27, 1973 |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7404.pdf |access-date=2021-02-19 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; The [[last use of capital punishment in Spain]] sparks worldwide protests.
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Japan Airlines Flight 715]] crashes on approach to [[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport]] in [[Subang, Selangor|Subang]], [[Malaysia]], killing 34 of the 79 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770927-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62H JA8051 Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619172514/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19770927-0|archive-date=2019-06-19|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; The [[National League for Democracy]] is formed by [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
*[[1993]] &ndash; The [[Sukhumi massacre]] takes place in Abkhazia.<ref name="Nations1947">{{cite book|author=United Nations|title=Yearbook of the United Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o9mSYra9CWIC|year=1947|publisher=Department of Public Information, United Nations|isbn=978-0-7923-3077-6|page=510}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Kabul (1992–1996)|Battle of Kabul]] ends in a Taliban victory; an [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001)|Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan]] is established.
*  1996   &ndash; Confusion on a tanker ship results in the [[Julie N. oil spill]] in Portland, Maine.
*[[1998]] &ndash; The [[Google]] internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
*[[2001]] &ndash; In Switzerland, a gunman [[Zug massacre|shoots]] 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
*[[2003]] &ndash; The [[SMART-1]] satellite is launched.<ref>{{cite web |title=NASA – NSSDCA – Spacecraft – Details |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2003-043C |website=nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; NASA launches the ''[[Dawn (spacecraft)|Dawn]]'' probe to the asteroid belt.
*[[2008]] &ndash; CNSA astronaut [[Zhai Zhigang]] becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
*[[2012]] &ndash; In Minneapolis, a gunman [[Minneapolis firm shooting|shoots seven citizens]], killing five and then himself.
*[[2014]] &ndash; The [[2014 eruption of Mount Ontake|eruption of Mount Ontake]] in Japan occurs.
*[[2019]] &ndash; Over two million people participated in [[September 2019 climate strikes|worldwide strikes to protest climate change]] across 2,400 locations worldwide.<ref name="Guardian 6 million">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/climate-crisis-6-million-people-join-latest-wave-of-worldwide-protests|title=Climate crisis: 6 million people join latest wave of global protests|work=[[The Guardian]]|last1=Taylor|first1=Matthew|last2=Watts|first2=Jonathan|last3=Bartlett|first3=John|date=27 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927235932/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/climate-crisis-6-million-people-join-latest-wave-of-worldwide-protests|archive-date=27 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/italian-minister-urges-pupils-to-skip-class-for-global-climate-strike|title=Italian minister urges pupils to skip class for global climate strike|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Giuffrida|first=Angela|date=27 September 2019|access-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927045018/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/27/italian-minister-urges-pupils-to-skip-class-for-global-climate-strike|archive-date=27 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[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]].<ref name="eurasianet_290920">{{cite web|last=Kucera|first=Joshua|date=29 September 2020|title=As fighting rages, what is Azerbaijan's goal?|url=https://eurasianet.org/as-fighting-rages-what-is-azerbaijans-goal|access-date=29 September 2020|website=eurasianet.org|quote=The Azerbaijani offensive against Armenian forces is its most ambitious since the war between the two sides formally ended in 1994.|archive-date=4 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004115811/https://eurasianet.org/as-fighting-rages-what-is-azerbaijans-goal|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="russiamatters01">{{cite web|last=Kofman|first=Michael|title=Armenia–Azerbaijan War: Military Dimensions of the Conflict|url=https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/armenia-azerbaijan-war-military-dimensions-conflict|website=russiamatters.org|publisher=Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201003115234/https://www.russiamatters.org/analysis/armenia-azerbaijan-war-military-dimensions-conflict|archive-date=3 October 2020|date=2 October 2020|quote=On 27 September 2020, Azerbaijan launched a military offensive, resulting in fighting that spans much of the line of contact in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh...}}</ref>