Deaths on March 27

Jaroslav Heyrovský

Died on March 27, 1967

Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)

Jaroslav Heyrovský (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslav ˈɦɛjrofskiː] (listen)) (December 20, 1890 – March 27, 1967) was a Czech chemist and inventor. Heyrovský was the inventor of the polarographic method, father of the electroanalytical method, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in 1959 for his discovery and development of the polarographic methods of analysis. His main field of work was polarography.

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15 Jan

Green Bay Packers
The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10.
28 Apr

Muhammad Ali
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
30 May

Nigerian Civil War
The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
7 Jun

Jerusalem
Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.
2 Nov

Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

Deaths on March 27

Jaroslav Heyrovský

Died on March 27, 1967

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