Historical timeline for September 27

Hurricane Helene devastates the Carolinas as a tropical storm, killing hundreds and injuring more.

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.

Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.

63 people are killed in an eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan.

In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots eight people, killing six and injuring 2 and then kills himself.

CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.

NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.

The SMART-1 satellite is launched.

In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.

The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.

The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.

Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine.

The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.

Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.

The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.

Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.

The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.

Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board.

The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.

Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.