Timothy Francis LaHaye was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister and political activist who wrote more than 85 books, both non-fiction and fiction, including the Left Behind series of apocalypse events, which he co-authored with Jerry B. Jenkins, which depict events following a pre-tribulation rapture.

1926Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (died 2014)^[†]

Basil Alexander Paterson was an American labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as secretary of state of New York under Governor Hugh Carey from 1979 to 1983. In 1970, Paterson was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York on the Arthur Goldberg ticket. Paterson's son David served as governor from 2008 to 2011.

1926Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (died 2014)^[†]

Alan Munro Reynolds was a British painter.

Headlines from April 27, 1926

Daylight Saving Centuries Old, Ancient Irish Sun Dials Show

Capt. Wilkins Missing 12 Days in the Arctic; Plane Sent in Search Is Forced to Return

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ADDS BRITISH TAXES; LEVY PUT ON BETTING; Churchill Budget Gives No Relief Owing to Coal Subsidy and Pending Crisis.

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