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April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 248 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. David I or Dabíd mac Maíl Choluim ( Modern: Daibhidh I mac Chaluim; b The monarch of Scotland was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland.
• 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. The Battle of Dunbar (also known as the Battle of Spottsmuir) was the first major battle in the First War of Scottish Independence. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost
• 1509 - Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict. Pope Julius II (5 December 1443 &ndash 21 February 1513 born Giuliano Della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Most Serene Republic of Venice ((Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta or Repùblica de Venesia Serenissima Repubblica In the Roman Catholic Church, the word interdict (in’tér-dikt usually refers to an Ecclesiastical penalty
• 1521 - Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu. The Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27 1521 Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Lapu-Lapu is also the name of the Grouper fish in the Philippines
• 1539 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar. Bogotá —officially named Bogotá DC (DC for " Distrito Capital " which means "Capital District" formerly called Santa Fe de Bogotá The New Kingdom of Granada (Nuevo Reino de Granada was the name given to a group of 16th century Spanish colonial provinces in northern South America governed Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Nikolaus Federmann (Nicolás de Federmán (born c 1505 in Ulm – died February 1542 in Valladolid) was a German Adventurer and Conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar (1479 or 1480 to 1551 was a Spanish Conquistador.
• 1565 - Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. The City of Cebu ( Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu) is the capital of Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1578 - Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favorites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise. Les Mignons (from mignon, French for "the darlings" or "the dainty ones" was a term used by polemicists in the toxic atmosphere of the French In historical writings when used in reference to a person favourite ( British English and the English of Commonwealth Countries or favorite ( American Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) Henry I Prince of Joinville Duke of Guise Count of Eu ( January 31, 1550 – December 23, 1588, Château de Blois) sometimes
• 1650 - The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army invades mainland Scotland from Orkney Island but is defeated by a Covenanter army. The Battle of Carbisdale took place close to the Village of Culrain on 27 April 1650 and was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Cavalier was the name used by Parliamentarians for a Royalist supporter of King Charles I during the English Civil War ( 1642 &ndash 1651 Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north The Covenanters formed an important movement in the religion and politics of Scotland in the 17th century
• 1667 - The blind and impoverished, John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10. John Milton ( 9 December, 1608 – 8 November, 1674) was an English Poet, Prose Polemicist and Paradise Lost is an Epic poem in Blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency
• 1749 - First performance of Handel's Fireworks Music in Green Park, London. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Music for the Royal Fireworks ( HWV 351) was composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain Green Park (officially The Green Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London.
• 1773 - The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland The Tea Act was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (13 Geo III c The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or In Economics, a monopoly (from Greek monos, alone or single + polein, to sell exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient Tea refers to the cured agricultural product of the leaves leaf buds and internodes of Camellia sinensis, which have been prepared and cured for the market
• 1777 - The Battle of Ridgefield: An British invasion force engaged and defeated Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Ridgefield was in fact multiple hostile engagements between American and British forces during the American Revolutionary War near the modern-date See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The American Continental Army was an Army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• 1805 - First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' hymn). Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The First Barbary War (1801&ndash1805 also known as the Barbary Coast War or the Tripolitan War, was the first of two wars fought between the United Berbers are the indigenous peoples of North Africa west of the Nile Valley. Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: For the historical Libyan city of Derna see Darnah Derna (Felsőderna is a commune in northeastern Bihor County, Romania The " Marines' Hymn " is the official Hymn of the United States Marine Corps.
• 1810 - Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. " Für Elise " ( German for " For Elise " is the popular name of the bagatelle in A minor WoO 59 marked poco moto
• 1813 - War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Ontario, York (present day Toronto, Canada). Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1840 - Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Sir Charles Barry FRS ( 23 May 1795 &ndash 12 May 1860) was an English Architect, best known for his role
• 1861 - President of the United States Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Habeas corpus (ˈheɪbiəs ˈkɔɹpəs ( Latin: command that you have the body is the name of a legal action or Writ, through which a person can seek relief
• 1865 - The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous
• 1865 - The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom were Union survivors of the Andersonville Prison. A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller The Steamboat Sultana was a Mississippi River Paddlewheeler destroyed in an explosion on 27 April, 1865. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three The Andersonville prison, officially known as Camp Sumter was the largest Confederate Military prison during the American Civil War.
• 1904 - The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on National governments (alternatively national unity governments or national union governments) are broad Coalition governments consisting of all parties (or John Christian Watson (9 April 1867 – 18 November 1941 commonly known as Chris Watson, Australian politician was the third Prime Minister of Australia
• 1909 - Sultan of Turkey Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i sânî, İkinci Abdülhamit Mehmed V ( Turkish: Mehmed V Reşad or Reşat Mehmet) ( November 2, 1844 – July 3, 1918) was the 35th Ottoman
• 1911 - Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Pierce Frye ( September 2, 1830 &ndash August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator
• 1914 - Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras) is a democratic republic in Central America. The Buenos Aires Convention is a Copyright Treaty signed at Buenos Aires on 1910-04-11 which provides for the mutual recognition of copyrights Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1933 - Jessop & Son department store in Nottingham, England, acquired by John Lewis Partnership. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Lewis is a chain of upmarket Department stores operating throughout Great Britain and popular amongst the British middle class for its high quality A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer which operates John Lewis Department stores Waitrose Supermarkets and The partnership's first shop outside London. For partnership in cricket terminology see List of cricket terms A partnership is a type of Business entity in which partners London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1936 - The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Automobile Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States
• 1941 - World War II: German troops enter Athens. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• 1945 - World War II: Last German troops are expelled from Finnish Lapland (the last day of World War II going on in Finland). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Lapland War (Finnish Lapin sota) were the hostilities between Finland and Nazi Germany between September 1944 and April 1945 fought in the Finland's Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• 1945 - World War II: The Völkischer Beobachter, the newspaper of the Nazi Party, ceases publication. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Völkischer Beobachter (" Völkisch Observer" or less strictly "People's Observer" was the newspaper of the National The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945
• 1950 - Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Group Areas Act of 1950 (Act No 41 of 1950 was an Act of parliament created under the Apartheid Government of South Africa that assigned Racial
• 1959 - The last Canadian missionary leaves the People's Republic of China. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A missionary is a member of a Religion who works to convert those who do not share the missionary's faith someone who proselytizes. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1960 - Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. TOGO was a Japanese roller coaster design company famous for inventing the Stand-up roller coaster. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Trust Territories were the successors of the remaining League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946
• 1961 - Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai ( December 7, 1895 - April 28, 1964) was a Sierra Leonean Politician and the first The President of Sierra Leone is the Head of state and the Head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the Commander-in-chief of the
• 1967 - Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It opens to the public the next day.
• 1972 - Constructive Vote of No Confidence against German Chancellor Willy Brandt fails under obscure circumstances. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The constructive vote of no confidence (in German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum) is a specialty of the 1949 German Constitution, the Grundgesetz The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974
• 1974 - 10,000 march in Washington, D.C., calling for impeachment of US President Richard Nixon
• 1977 - 28 people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The 1977 Aviateca Convair 240 airplane crash was a scheduled Aviateca passenger flight that crashed near Guatemala City, Guatemala on April 27
• 1978 - Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Haldeman and Ehrlichman discuss policy 1973png|thumb|200px|right|"The Berlin Wall" of Ehrlichman and Haldeman on April 27, 1973 three days before they would be asked to resign The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's
• 1981 - Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 PARC (Palo Alto Research Center Inc formerly Xerox PARC, is a Research and development company in Palo Alto California that began as a division of In Computing, a mouse (plural mice, mouse devices, or mouses)
• 1987 - The U.S. Justice Department bars the Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Kurt Josef Waldheim ( 21 December 1918 – 14 June 2007) was an Austrian Diplomat and Politician. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• 1992 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Савезна Република Југославија / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE!
• 1992 - Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history. Betty Boothroyd Baroness Boothroyd, OM, PC (born October 8, 1929 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire) is a British The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords
• 1992 - Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics win entry into the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Republics of the Soviet Union were according to the Article 76 of the 1977 Soviet Constitution, Sovereign Soviet Socialist states that had united with other The International Monetary Fund ( IMF) is an International organization that oversees the Global financial system by following the Macroeconomic The World Bank is an internationally supported Bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs (e
• 1993 - All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Zambia national football team represents the country of Zambia and is governed by the Football Association of Zambia. Libreville (population 578156 January 1, 2005) is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic For the Dakar Rally see Dakar Rally. For the Israeli submarine see INS Dakar. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone ( CAF). The Senegal national football team, nicknamed the Lions of Teranga, is the national team of Senegal and is controlled by the Fédération Sénégalaise de
• 1994 - South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The South African general election of 1994 was the first free election held in South Africa after the end of Apartheid, therefore also the first held on A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1996 - The Israeli military operation in Lebanon, Operation Grapes of Wrath, ends after 16 days of heavy bombing. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية Historical Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict After continual cross border attacks committed by forces in Southern Lebanon, the Israeli army
• 2002 - The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Pioneer 10 ( Pioneer-F) was the first Spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt, which it entered on July 15, 1972
• 2005 - The Superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 2006 - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1 World Trade Center, or the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex currently under construction in Lower Manhattan in The World Trade Center in New York City, United States (sometimes informally the WTC or Twin Towers) was a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan The City of New York
• 2007 - Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The Bronze Soldier (Pronkssõdur Бронзовый Солдат originally "Monument to the Liberators of Tallinn" ("Tallinna vabastajate monument" The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya A war memorial is a building monument statue or other edifice to celebrate a War or victory or (predominating in modern times to commemorate those who died or were injured Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending

Births

• 1495 - Suleiman the Magnificent, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. Suleiman I (سليمان Sulaymān, Süleyman almost always Kanuni Sultan Süleyman) ( 6 November 1494 5/ 6 September 1566 The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish 1566)
• 1623 - Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (d. Johann Adam Reincken ( Jan Adams Reinken) ( April 27, 1623 - November 24, 1722) was a distinguished North German Organist 1722)
• 1650 - Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel ( 27 April 1650 &ndash 27 March 1714) was Queen-consort of Denmark and 1714)
• 1701 - King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Emmanuel III ( April 27, 1701 - February 20, 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his 1773)
• 1718 - Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Lewis ( April 27, 1718 &ndash January 31, 1790) was an Irish - American surveyor lawyer and a pioneer of early 1790)
• 1724 - Col. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Gardner, a heroic political figure and soldier (d. Col Thomas Gardner (1724&ndash July 3, 1775) was an American political figure and soldier 1775)
• 1737 - Edward Gibbon, English historian (d. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Edward Gibbon ( April 27, 1737 January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. 1794)
• 1748 - Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adamantios Korais or Coraïs (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής April 27 1748&ndashApril 6 1833 was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern 1833)
• 1755 - Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Marc-Antoine Parseval des Chênes ( April 27, 1755 &ndash August 16, 1836) was a French Mathematician, most famous 1836)
• 1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft, English author (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Wollstonecraft (ˈwʊlstənkrɑːft 27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797)
• 1791 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor (d. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Finley Breese Morse ( April 27, 1791 &ndash April 2, 1872) was an American painter of portraits and historic 1872)
• 1806 - Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, queen of Spain (d. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (Maria Cristina Ferdinanda di Borbone principessa delle Due Sicilie María Cristina de Borbón princesa de las Dos Sicilias April 27, 1878)
• 1812 - Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Friedrich von Flotow (27 April 1812 &ndash 24 January 1883 was a German Composer. 1883)
• 1812 - William W. Snow, American politician (d. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year William W Snow ( April 27[[ 812]] - September 3[[ 886]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1886)
• 1820 - Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Spencer ( April 27, 1820 – December 8, 1903) was an English Philosopher; prominent classical liberal 1903)
• 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and 18th President of the United States (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1885)
• 1840 - Edward Whymper, English mountain climber (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edward Whymper ( April 27, 1840 &ndash September 16, 1911) was a British illustrator Climber and Explorer 1911)
• 1850 - Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Hans Hartwig von Beseler ( April 27 1850 - December 20 1921) was a German Colonel General. 1921)
• 1853 - Jules Lemaître, French critic and dramatist (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common François Élie Jules Lemaître ( April 27, 1853 - August 4, 1914) was a French Critic and Dramatist. 1914)
• 1878 - Frank Alvin Gotch, American professional wrestler (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frank Alvin Gotch ( April 27, 1877 - December 17, 1917) was an American Professional wrestler credited for popularizing 1917)
• 1888 - Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Florence ML La Badie (born possibly April 27, 1888 &ndash October 13, 1917) was a stage and Film actress in the 1917)
• 1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев Sergéj Sergéjevič Prokófjev) ( - 5 March 1953 was a Russian composer who 1953)
• 1893 - Dragoljub Mihailović, commandant of the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dragoljub "Draža" Mihailović ( Cyrillic script: Драгољуб "Дража" Михаиловић also known as "Чича Дража" or " The Chetnik movement or the Chetniks ( Serbian: Četnici, Cyrillic script: Четници were a Serbian -nationalist/ royalist 1946)
• 1893 - Allen Sothoron, American baseball player (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen Sutton Sothoron ( April 27, 1893 - June 17, 1939) was a Spitball pitcher who spent eleven years in the major leagues 1939)
• 1894 - George Petty, WWII Pin-Up Artist (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Brown Petty IV ( 27 April 1894 &ndash 21 July 1975) was an American Pin-up artist 1975)
• 1894 - Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicolas Slonimsky (b &ndash d December 25, 1995) was a Russian American composer conductor musician Music critic lexicographer 1995)
• 1896 - Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" 1963)
• 1899 - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Walter Benjamin Lantz ( April 27 1899 &ndash March 22 1994) was an American Cartoonist and Animator, best 1994)
• 1903 - Horace Stoneham, American Major league baseball owner (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Horace C Stoneham ( April 27 1903 — January 7 1990) was the principal owner of Major League Baseball 's New York/San Francisco 1990)
• 1904 - Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Cecil Day-Lewis (or Day Lewis) CBE ( 27 April 1904 &ndash 22 May 1972) was an Irish -born Poet 1972)
• 1906 - Yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yórgos Theotokás, also spelt Geórgios Theotokás, ( 27 April 1906 - 30 October 1966) was a Greek novelist born in 1966)
• 1913 - Philip Hauge Abelson, American physicist (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philip Hauge Abelson ( April 27, 1913 – August 1, 2004) was an American Physicist, editor of scientific literature and 2004)
• 1916 - Enos Slaughter, American baseball player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Enos Bradsher Slaughter ( April 27 1916 - August 12 2002) was an American Right fielder in Major League Baseball 2002)
• 1918 - Sten Rudholm, Swedish jurist, member of the Swedish Academy
• 1920 - Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sten John Gustaf Rudholm (born April 27, 1918) is a Swedish lawyer member of the Swedish Academy ( Chair No Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Guido Cantelli (April 27 1920 – November 24 1956 was an Italian orchestral conductor. 1956)
• 1920 - Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet
• 1920 - Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin George Morgan OBE (born April 27, 1920) is a Scottish poet and translator who is associated with the Scottish Renaissance Mark Alexandrovich Krasnosel'skii (Марк Александрович Красносельский ( April 27, 1920 &ndash February 13 1997 1997)
• 1922 - Martin Gray, Polish-born American writer, holocaust survivor
• 1922 - Jack Klugman, American actor
• 1927 - Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Gray or Mietek Grajewski (born 27 April 1922, Warsaw, Poland) is a former captain in the Soviet Red Army Jacob Joachim "Jack" Klugman (born April 27 1922 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television and film actor known primarily for his roles in Sitcoms Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Coretta Scott King (April 27 1927 January 30 2006 was an American Author and Activist, perhaps most recognized as the wife of Martin Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader 2006)
• 1927 - Joe Moakley, American politician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph "Joe" Moakley ( April 27, 1927 – May 28, 2001) was a Democratic congressman from the Ninth District of 2001)
• 1927 - Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1927 - Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Karl Alexander Müller (born April 20, 1927) is a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Sheila Scott ( April 27, 1927 – October 20, 1988) was an English Aviatrix. 1988)
• 1931 - Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist
• 1932 - Anouk Aimée, French actress
• 1932 - Pik Botha, South African politician
• 1932 - Casey Kasem, American disc jockey
• 1932 - Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born mathematician and philosopher (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Igor Oistrakh (Игорь Ойстрах (born April 27, 1931) is a Ukrainian violinist Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Anouk Aimée (born 27 April 1932 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning French Film actress. Roelof Frederik "Pik" Botha (born April 27, 1932, in Rustenburg, Transvaal) is a former South African politician who served Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on April 27 1932, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Radio personality and Voice Gian-Carlo Rota ( April 27, 1932 &ndash April 18, 1999, known as Juan Carlos Rota 1999)
• 1936 - Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer
• 1937 - Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Shovelton (born 27 April 1936 is an English singer and illustrator best known for his performances with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the 1970s Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandra Dale “Sandy” Dennis ( April 27, 1937 – March 2, 1992) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award - winning American 1992)
• 1937 - Robin Eames, Northern Irish clergyman
• 1938 - Earl Anthony, American bowler (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Robin Henry Alexander Eames Baron Eames, OM (born 27 April 1937) was the Anglican Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of Armagh Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Earl Roderick Anthony ( April 27 1938 - August 14 2001) was a left-handed American professional bowler. 2001)
• 1938 - Alain Caron, Quebec ice hockey player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Alain Caron ( April 27 1938 - December 19[[ 986]] was a Canadian professional Ice hockey player who played in various leagues from 1956 to 1976 1986)
• 1939 - Judy Carne, British actress and comedian
• 1939 - Stanislaw Dziwisz, Polish Cardinal
• 1941 - Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
• 1942 - Jim Keltner, American drummer
• 1942 - Jonathan Ferber, American agricultural tycoon
• 1943 - Helmut Marko, Austrian racing driver
• 1944 - Michael Fish, British former weather forecaster
• 1944 - Cuba Gooding, Sr., American musician (The Main Ingredient)
• 1945 - August Wilson, American playwright (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judy Carne (born Joyce Botterill on April 27, 1939 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England) is an actress Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz (born April 27, 1939 in Raba Wyżna) is a Polish Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Roy Jordan (born April 27, 1941 in Excel Alabama) was an football Linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys from 1963 to 1976 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Keltner (born April 27 1942 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is a distinguished session drummer who has contributed to the work of many well-known artists Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Helmut Marko (born April 27, 1943 in Graz) is a former Racing driver from Austria. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Fish MBE (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a semi-retired weather forecaster Cuba Gooding Sr (born April 27, 1944, in New York City, New York) is the lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient This article is about music group The Main Ingredient For the Hip-Hop album by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, see The Main Ingredient (album Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar August Wilson ( April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005) was an American Playwright. 2005)
• 1947 - Ann Peebles, American singer
• 1947 - George Kenneth Butterfield, American politician
• 1947 - Peter Ham, Welsh singer and songwriter (Badfinger) (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Peebles (born April 27 1947, in St Louis Missouri) is an Internationally acclaimed Singer and Songwriter best known George Kenneth Butterfield Jr (born April 27, 1947) commonly known as G Peter William Ham ( April 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975) was a Welsh Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre 1975)
• 1947 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Magnuson ( April 27 1947 - December 15 2003) was a professional Ice hockey defenceman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2003)
• 1948 - Frank William Abagnale, Jr., con artist turned security consultant. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1948 - Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's)
• 1948 - Amrit Bohra, Nepalese politician
• 1951 - Ace Frehley, American musician (Kiss)
• 1952 - George Gervin, American basketball player
• 1952 - Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver
• 1953 - Arielle Dombasle, French singer and actress
• 1956 - Douglas P., English musician (Death in June, Crisis)
• 1956 - Bryan Harvey, American musician
• 1957 - Eric Bristow, English darts player
• 1957 - Rosanna Scotto, American news anchor
• 1957 - Michel Barrette, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
• 1959 - Sheena Easton, Scottish singer
• 1959 - Louis Lortie, French Canadian concert pianist
• 1962 - Ángel Comizzo, Argentine footballer
• 1962 - James LeGros, American actor
• 1963 - Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
• 1963 - Russell T. Davies, Welsh television writer and executive producer of Doctor Who
• 1964 - Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter
• 1964 - Lisa Wilcox, American actress
• 1967 - Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
• 1967 - Aki Avni, Israeli entertainer
• 1967 - Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz musician
• 1967 - Erik Thomson, Australian actor
• 1967 - Jason Whitlock, American sportswriter
• 1969 - Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
• 1969 - Darcey Bussell, British ballerina
• 1969 - Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer
• 1969 - Mica Paris, British singer and presenter
• 1970 - Kylie Travis, English actress and model
• 1971 - Tess Daly, British television presenter
• 1972 - David Lascher, American actor
• 1973 - Sébastien Lareau, French Canadian professional tennis player
• 1974 - Johnny Devine, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1974 - Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
• 1975 - Rabih Abdullah, former National Football League player
• 1975 - Chris Carpenter, American baseball player
• 1975 - Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 - Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer
• 1976 - Sally Hawkins, English film actress
• 1976 - Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
• 1977 - Khalid Zoubaa, French runner
• 1977 - Jerry Trainor, American actor
• 1978 - Adamantia Kontogiorgi, Greek actress
• 1979 - Will Boyd, American musician
• 1979 - Natasha Chokljat, Australian netballer
• 1980 - Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 - Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver
• 1980 - Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
• 1981 - Fabrizio Faniello, Maltese singer
• 1981 - Joey Gathright, American baseball player
• 1981 - Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
• 1983 - Ari Graynor, American actress
• 1984 - Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
• 1984 - Frank Carter, British musician (Gallows) and tattooist
• 1984 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, hockey player
• 1984 - Daniel Holdsworth, Australian Rugby League player
• 1986 - Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer
• 1987 - William Moseley, British actor
• 1987 - Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress
• 1987 - Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
• 1989 - Emily Rios, American actress

Deaths

• 630 - King Ardashir III of Persia
• 1404 - Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. Catherine Elizabeth Pierson (born 27 April 1948 in Weehawken, New Jersey) is an American Vocalist and one of the lead The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 Amrit Kumar Bohara (अमृतकुमार बोहरा born April 27, 1948, is a leader of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27 1951 is an American Guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George "The Iceman" Gervin (born April 27 1952 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired American professional Basketball player a Shooting guard Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen ( (born April 27, 1952 in Tuupovaara) is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arielle Dombasle (born Arielle Laure Maxime Sonnery de Fromental on April 27, 1953 in Norwich Connecticut) is a French - American Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas P (born Douglas Pearce, 27 April 1956) is an English Folk musician, record label owner photographer and actor who records Death in June is the Musical brainchild of English Folk musician Douglas Pearce, better known as Douglas P Bryan Harvey ( April 27, 1956 – January 1, 2006) was an American Musician noted for his fronting role in Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Eric Bristow MBE ( "The Crafty Cockney ") (born Hackney, London, 25 April 1957)is a British Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Rosanna Scotto (born April 29, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American News anchor. Michel Barrette (born April 27, 1957 in Chicoutimi Quebec) is a Quebec television and movie Actor, television and radio host The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress Louis Lortie OC, CQ (born 27 April 1959) is a French-Canadian Pianist. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ángel David Comizzo Leiva is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. James LeGros (born April 27, 1962) is an American Film and Television Actor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cali Timmins (born Carolyn Timmins on April 27, 1963) is a Canadian actress, born in Montreal. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Michael Mahonen (born April 27, 1964) is a Canadian Actor, director and Screen writer. Lisa Wilcox (born April 27, 1964) is an American Actress who has starred in Film and Television. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange (in Dutch: Prins van Oranje Aki Avni (אקי אבני (born April 27, 1967) is an Israeli actor entertainer and a television host Dr Tommy Smith (born April 27, 1967 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Jazz saxophonist, Composer and Educator Erik Thomson (born April 27, 1967 in Inverness, Scotland) is an Australian actor best known for his role of Dr Jason Lee Whitlock (b 27 April 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a Sportswriter for The Kansas City Star, Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is the current Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Darcey Andrea Bussell CBE (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pembleton Crittle on 27 April 1969 in London) is a retired English Ballerina Grahame Francis ("Spike" Cheney (born April 27, 1969 in New South Wales) was an Australian boxer, who won a light Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kylie Travis (born April 27, 1970) is an Australian Actress. She was born in London, England, and her family moved Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Helen Elizabeth Tess Daly or Tess Daly (sometimes known as Tess Kay) was born on 27 April 1971 in Stockport, Cheshire, England Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Scott Lascher (born April 27, 1972) is an American Actor best known for his roles in Blossom, Sabrina Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Sébastien Lareau (born April 27, 1973 in Montreal) is a former touring professional Tennis player Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. John Peter (JP Parsonage (born April 27, 1974) better known by his Ring name "Hot Shot" Johnny Devine, is a Canadian Richard Johnson (born April 27, 1974 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rabih Fard Abdullah (born April 27, 1975 in Martinsville Virginia) is a former American football Running back. Christopher John Carpenter (born April 27, 1975 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has Pedro Julio Feliz (born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Third baseman Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isobel Campbell (born on April 27, 1976 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish singer Cellist and composer in the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sally Hawkins (born April 27 1976) is a British Actress best known for her performances as Susan in the Academy award -nominated Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza (born 27 April 1976 in Montevideo) is a professional football player from Uruguay currently playing Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Khalid Zoubaa ( born April 27 1977 in Sète) is a French long-distance runner Gerald "Jerry" William Trainor (born January 21, 1977) is an American television and movie Actor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Adamantia Kontogiorgi (born April 27, 1978, in Paris, France) is a Greek Theatre, Film Television Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) William James Boyd (born April 27 1979 better known as Will Boyd, is the former bass guitarist of rock band Evanescence. Natasha Chokljat (b April 27, 1979 in Tasmania) is an Australian netball player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Christian Rolando Lara Anangonó, also known as Christian Lara "Larita" or Diablito (born April 27, 1980) in Quito is an Ananda Mikola (born April 27, 1980 in Jakarta) is the first native Indonesian racecar driver Sybille Bammer (born April 27, 1980 in Linz, Austria) is a professional Female tennis player from Austria and one of only Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Fabrizio Faniello (born April 27, 1981) is a Maltese pop singer Joey Renard Gathright (born April 27 1981 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a Center fielder in Major League Baseball for Patrik Gerrbrand (born 27 April 1981 in Älvsjö) is a Swedish professional footballer currently playing for Fredrikstad Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ariel Geltman "Ari" Graynor (born April 27 1983) is an American actress Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview Illinois) is an American Musician, Composer Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Frank Carter, (1881-1927 was a notorious Sniper Murderer in Omaha Nebraska. Gallows are an English Hardcore punk band from Hemel Hempstead. Pierre-Marc Bouchard (born on April 27, 1984, at Sherbrooke Quebec) is a French Canadian Professional hockey forward Daniel Holdsworth (born 27 April, 1984 in Perth Western Australia) is an Australian professional Rugby league player for the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Elena Risteska (Елена Ристеска) (born April 27, 1986) is a Macedonian Singer and Song-writer. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) William Peter Moseley ( April 27, 1987) is an English Actor. He is best known for starring as Peter Pevensie in The Chronicles Emma-Rose Taylor-Isherwood (born April 27, 1987 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress Elliott Shriane (born April 27, 1987) is a speed skater from Brisbane, Australia. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Emily Rios (born April 27, 1989 in Los Angeles California) is a Mexican American actress and model reared as a Jehovah's Witness Events By Place Byzantine Empire Serbs settle in the Balkans having been invited by the Byzantine emperor Heraclius Ardashir III (c 621&ndash 27 April 630) was the twenty-fourth Sassanid King of Persia from 628 to 630 Philip the Bold (Philippe le Hardi also Philip II Duke of Burgundy ( January 15, 1342, Pontoise &ndash April 27, 1404 1342)
• 1521 - Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer (b. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu 1480)
• 1530 - Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. Jacopo Sannazaro or Sannazzaro ( 28 July 1458 - April 27, 1530) was an Italian poet humanist and epigrammist 1458)
• 1599 - Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. was one of the leading Generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi-Momoyama period. 1538)
• 1605 - Pope Leo XI (b. Pope Leo XI ( June 2, 1535 &ndash April 27, 1605) born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from April 1 1535)
• 1613 - Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. Robert Abercromby may refer to Robert Abercromby (missionary, Jesuit missionary Robert Abercromby of Airthrey (1740–1827 army general 1532)
• 1625 - Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (b. Mōri Terumoto (毛利 輝元 January 22, 1553 &ndash April 27, 1625) was the son of Mōri Takamoto, fought against Toyotomi 1553)
• 1656 - Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (b. Jan Josephszoon van Goyen ( January 13, 1596, Leiden - April 27, 1656, The Hague) was a Dutch landscape painter 1596)
• 1694 - John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. Johann Georg IV (b Dresden, 18 October 1668 - d Dresden, 27 April 1694) was Elector of Saxony from 1691 to 1668)
• 1695 - John Trenchard, English statesman (b. Sir John Trenchard ( 30 March 1640 - 27 April 1695) English politician belonging to an old Dorset family 1640)
• 1702 - Jean Bart, French admiral (b. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This is about the historical sailor For others see Jean Bart (disambiguation. 1651)
• 1782 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (b. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot ( 16 May 1710 &ndash 27 April 1782) known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761 was an British 1710)
• 1813 - Zebulon Pike, American frontiersman and explorer (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr ( January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak 1779)
• 1873 - William Charles Macready, English actor (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Charles Macready ( March 3, 1793 - April 27, 1873) English Actor, was born in London, and educated at 1793)
• 1882 - Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25 1803 &ndash April 27 1882 was an American essayist philosopher poet and leader of the Transcendentalist movement in the early 19th century 1803)
• 1896 - Henry Parkes, known as the Father of Federation (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896 was an Australian statesman the "Father of Federation The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South 1815)
• 1915 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin; sometimes transliterated as Skriabin 1872)
• 1921 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Arthur Mold ( May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney was one of the deadliest 1863)
• 1932 - Hart Crane, American writer (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Harold Hart Crane ( July 21, 1899 – April 27, 1932) was an American Poet. 1899)
• 1936 - Karl Pearson, English statistician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karl Pearson FRS ( March 27 1857 &ndash April 27 1936) established the disciplineof Mathematical statistics. 1857)
• 1937 - Antonio Gramsci, Italian Communist writer and politician (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antonio Gramsci ('ɡramʃi ( January 23, 1891 &ndash April 27, 1937) was an Italian Philosopher, Writer, 1891)
• 1941 - Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Penelope Delta (Πηνελόπη Δέλτα (1874&ndash 27 April, 1941) was a Greek Author of books for older children 1874)
• 1952 - Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guido Castelnuovo ( 14 August 1865 &ndash 27 April 1952 was an Italian Jewish Mathematician. 1865)
• 1962 - A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali statesman (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sher-e-Bangla redirects here For other uses of the term see Sher-e-Bangla (disambiguation. 1873)
• 1965 - Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Edward R Murrow (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25 1908 &ndash April 27 1965) was an American journalist 1908)
• 1969 - René Barrientos, President of Bolivia (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. René Barrientos Ortuño ( May 30, 1919 – April 27, 1969) was a Bolivian politician who served as his country's vice-president in 1919)
• 1970 - Arthur Shields, Irish actor (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Shields ( February 15, 1896 - April 27, 1970) was an Irish stage and film actor 1896)
• 1972 - Kwame Nkrumah, leader of Ghana (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kwame Nkrumah ( September 21, 1909 - April 27, 1972) was an influential 20th century advocate of Pan-Africanism, and the leader of 1909)
• 1973 - Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Carlos Alberto Menditeguy ( August 10, 1914 - April 27, 1973) was a Racing driver and Polo player from Buenos Aires 1914)
• 1977 - Stanley Adams, American actor (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Stanley Adams ( April 7, 1915 – April 27, 1977) was an American Actor and Screenwriter. 1915)
• 1988 - David Scarboro, British actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) David Timothy Scarboro ( February 3 1968 – April 27 1988) was a British actor who was best known for portraying Mark Fowler 1968)
• 1989 - Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) was a Japanese industrialist the founder of Panasonic, a company based in the suburb of Kadoma (on the Keihan line) Osaka in Japan 1894)
• 1992 - Olivier Messiaen, French composer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Olivier Messiaen ( December 10 1908 &ndash April 27 1992 was a French Composer, organist and ornithologist. 1908)
• 1995 - Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Willem Frederik Hermans ( September 1, 1921 &ndash April 27, 1995) was a Dutch Author. 1921)
• 1996 - William Colby, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) William Egan Colby ( January 4, 1920 – April 27, 1996) spent a career in Intelligence for the United States culminating in holding 1920)
• 1998 - Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born writer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Castaneda (December 25 1925 – April 27 1998 was a Peruvian born American author 1925)
• 1998 - John Bassett, Canadian publisher and media baron (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John White Hughes Bassett, PC, OC, OOnt ( August 25, 1915 &ndash April 27, 1998) was a Canadian 1915)
• 1998 - Dominique Aury, French novelist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Anne Desclos ( September 23, 1907 - April 27, 1998) was a French journalist and novelist who wrote under the Pseudonyms 1907)
• 1999 - Al Hirt, American trumpeter (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Alois Maxwell Hirt (November 7 1922 – April 27 1999 was an American Trumpeter and Bandleader. 1922)
• 2000 - Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Vicki Sue Robinson ( May 31, 1954 - April 27, 2000) was an American Theatre and Film Actress 1954)
• 2002 - George Alec Effinger, American author (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. George Alec Effinger ( January 10, 1947 &ndash April 27, 2002) was an American science fiction author, born in 1947 1947)
• 2002 - Ruth Handler, American toy manufacturer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Handler ( November 4, 1916 - April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel 1916)
• 2002 - Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss industrialist and art collector (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hans Henrik (Hans Heinrich "Heini" Ágost Gábor Tasso Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva ( April 2, 1921 &ndash April 26, 1921)
• 2006 - Julia Thorne, ex-wife of John Kerry (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Julia Stimson Thorne ( September 16, 1944 &ndash April 27, 2006) was a Writer and the first wife of U } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator 1944)
• 2007 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE ( Russian: Мстисла́в 1927)

Holidays and observances

• Pascha (Easter): Eastern Orthodox Church
• Catalonia: Montserrat's Day. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Easter ( Greek: Πάσχα Pascha or Pasxa) is the most important religious feast in the Christian Liturgical year. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Catalonia (Cataluña Catalunya Aranese: Catalonha) is an Autonomous Community in the northeast part of Spain. This is the mountain in Catalonia For other uses see Montserrat (disambiguation.
• Finland: National Veterans' Day. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. By law the Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on the following days February 28, day of Kalevala; the occasion is also celebrated
• World graphic design day. World Graphics Day is celebrated on 27 April, because this is the day in 1963 when Icograda, the world body for graphic design was founded
• Sierra Leone: Republic Day. Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika
• Slovenia: Day of Uprising Against Occupation. Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia (Republika Slovenija) is a Country in southern Central Europe bordering Italy to the west There are two kinds of Holidays in Slovenia - national holidays and work-free days
• South Africa: Freedom day. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Freedom Day is a South African public holiday celebrated on April 27.
• Saint Liberalis
• Saint Zita

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Another St Liberalis was Bishop of Embrun from 920-940 He died in 940 at Brive, his birthplace Saint Zita (c 1212 - 27 April 1272) was an Italian saint the Patron saint of Maids and domestic servants

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