On This Day - April 27th 1565 – Cebu becomes the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
On This Day - April 27th 1667 – A blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
On This Day - April 27th 1749 – Sees the first performance of Handel's Fireworks Music in Green Park, London.
On This Day - April 27th 1810 – Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.
On This Day - April 27th 1840 – The foundation stone for the new Palace of Westminster, London, was laid by the wife of its architect Sir Charles Barry.
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