April 27, 1940
Heinrich Himmler ordered the construction of a new camp near Oswiecim, Poland.
Auschwitz is the German spelling of "Oswiecim".
reference - https://www.thoughtco.com/auschwitz-concentration-and-death-camp-1779652
Today is
South Africa Freedom Day
It commemorates the first post-apartheid elections held on Apr 27, 1994.
The elections were the first non-racial national elections where everyone of voting age of over 18 from any race group, including foreign citizens permanently resident in South Africa, were allowed to vote. (Wikipedia)
Apr 27, 1882
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the American essayist, philosopher, and poet, died at age 78.