1941, 27 September
- World War II: East Africa
After three months Allied forces (9th Indian Brigade) finally capture Wolchefit Pass, considered the gateway to Gondor and Lake Tana.
1975, 27 September
Leo Tindermans is the first Belgian leader to visit the republic of Zaire since the collapse of the Congo Free State formally 'owned' by the Belgian king, Leopold II.
1992, 27 September
In swift reaction to yesterdays announcement of a deal between President FW de Klerk and Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), announces his party will boycott the constitutional negotiations.
