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April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 248 days remain until the end of the year.

Events[]

  • 33 BCLucius Marcius Philippus, step-brother to the future emperor Augustus, celebrates a triumph for his victories while serving as governor in one of the provinces of Hispania.
  • 395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
  • 629Shahrbaraz is crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire.
  • 711Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
  • 1296First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.[1]
  • 1509Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
  • 1521Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.
  • 1522 – Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.
  • 1539 – Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
  • 1565Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
  • 1578Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
  • 1595 – The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
  • 1650 – The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.[2]
  • 1667 – Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells Paradise Lost to a printer for £10, so that it could be entered into the Stationers' Register.
  • 1777American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
  • 1805First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn).
  • 1813War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York.
  • 1861American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
  • 1865 – The Sultana explodes and sinks in the United States' worst maritime disaster.
  • 1865 – The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
  • 1906 – The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time.
  • 1909Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
  • 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.
  • 1927Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created.
  • 1936 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
  • 1941World War II: German troops enter Athens.
  • 1941 – World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation.
  • 1945 – World War II: The last German formations withdraw from Finland to Norway. The Lapland War and thus, World War II in Finland, comes to an end and the Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn photograph is taken.
  • 1945 – World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
  • 1953Operation Moolah offers $50,000 to any pilot who defected with a fully mission-capable Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 to South Korea. The first pilot was to receive $100,000.
  • 1960Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
  • 1961Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
  • 1967Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
  • 1974 – Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon.
  • 1978 – Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
  • 1978 – The Saur Revolution begins in Afghanistan, ending the following morning with the murder of Afghan President Mohammed Daoud Khan and the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
  • 1981Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
  • 1986 – The city of Pripyat and surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster.
  • 1987 – The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
  • 1989 – The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
  • 1992 – The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
  • 1992 – Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
  • 1992 – The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
  • 1993 – Most of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
  • 1994South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
  • 2005Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight.
  • 2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City.
  • 2007Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
  • 2007 – Israeli archaeologists discover the tomb of Herod the Great south of Jerusalem.[3]
  • 2011 – The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. 205 tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.
  • 2012 – At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
  • 2018 – The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.

Births[]

  • 85 BCDecimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Roman politician and general (d. 43 BC)
  • 1468Frederick Jagiellon, Primate of Poland (d. 1503)
  • 1564Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1632)
  • 1556François Béroalde de Verville, French writer (d. 1626)
  • 1593Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal (d. 1631)[4]
  • 1650Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670-1699) (d. 1714)
  • 1654Charles Blount, English deist and philosopher (d. 1693)
  • 1701Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
  • 1718Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (d. 1790)
  • 1748Adamantios Korais, Greek-French philosopher and scholar (d. 1833)
  • 1755Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1836)
  • 1759Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (d. 1797)
  • 1788Charles Robert Cockerell, English architect, archaeologist, and writer (d. 1863)
  • 1791Samuel Morse, American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872)
  • 1812William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (d. 1886)
  • 1812 – Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
  • 1820Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1903)
  • 1822Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
  • 1840Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (d. 1911)
  • 1848Otto of Bavaria (d. 1916)
  • 1850Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (d. 1921)
  • 1853Jules Lemaître, French playwright and critic (d. 1914)
  • 1857Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian painter and illustrator (d. 1914)
  • 1861William Arms Fisher, American composer and music historian (d. 1948)
  • 1866Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (d. 1916)
  • 1875Frederick Fane, Irish-born, English cricketer (d. 1960)
  • 1880Mihkel Lüdig, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958)
  • 1882Jessie Redmon Fauset, American author and poet (d. 1961)
  • 1887Warren Wood, American golfer (d. 1926)
  • 1888Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
  • 1891Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953)
  • 1893Draža Mihailović, Serbian general (d. 1946)
  • 1893 – Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1939)
  • 1894George Petty, American painter and illustrator (d. 1975)
  • 1894 – Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)
  • 1896Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1963)
  • 1896 – William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (d. 1978)
  • 1896 – Wallace Carothers, American chemist and inventor of nylon (d. 1937)
  • 1898Ludwig Bemelmans, Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1962)
  • 1899Walter Lantz, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1994)
  • 1900August Koern, Estonian politician and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (d. 1989)
  • 1902Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté, Malian educator and activist (d. 1942)
  • 1904Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972)
  • 1904 – Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973)
  • 1905John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter (d. 1986)
  • 1906Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (d. 1966)
  • 1910Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)
  • 1911Bruno Beger, German anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009)
  • 1911 – Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965)
  • 1912Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001)
  • 1912 – Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
  • 1913Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (d. 2004)
  • 1913 – Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (d. 2012)
  • 1913 – Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier (d. 1943)
  • 1916Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013)
  • 1916 – Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002)
  • 1917Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001)
  • 1918Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008)
  • 1920Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)
  • 1920 – Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (d. 1997)
  • 1920 – James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010)
  • 1920 – Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (d. 2010)
  • 1921Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
  • 1922Jack Klugman, American actor (d. 2012)
  • 1922 – Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (d. 1988)
  • 1923Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief (d. 2011)
  • 1924Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)
  • 1925Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster (d. 2015)
  • 1926Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016)
  • 1926 – Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014)
  • 1926 – Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014)
  • 1927Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (d. 2006)
  • 1927 – Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2001)
  • 1929Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach (d. 2016)
  • 1931Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator
  • 1932Anouk Aimée, French actress
  • 1932 – Pik Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 8th South African Ambassador to the United States (d. 2018)
  • 1932 – Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor; co-created American Top 40 (d. 2014)
  • 1932 – Chuck Knox, American football coach (d. 2018)
  • 1932 – Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
  • 1932 – Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)
  • 1933Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London (d. 2017)
  • 1935Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
  • 1935 – Ron Morris, American pole vaulter and coach
  • 1936Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator (d. 2016)
  • 1937Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)
  • 1937 – Robin Eames, Irish Anglican archbishop
  • 1937 – Richard Perham, English biologist and academic (d. 2015)
  • 1938Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001)
  • 1938 – Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
  • 1939Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (d. 2015)
  • 1939 – Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal
  • 1941Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian
  • 1941 – Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti, Indian archaeologist
  • 1941 – Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
  • 1942Ruth Glick, American author
  • 1942 – Jim Keltner, American drummer
  • 1943Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager
  • 1944Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist
  • 1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (d. 2017)
  • 1944 – Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1945Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager[5]
  • 1945 – Jack Deverell, English general
  • 1945 – Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author
  • 1945 – Terry Willesee, Australian journalist and television host
  • 1945 – August Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 2005)
  • 1946Franz Roth, German footballer
  • 1947G. K. Butterfield, African-American soldier, lawyer, and politician
  • 1947 – Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales
  • 1947 – Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
  • 1947 – Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003)
  • 1947 – Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter
  • 1948Frank Abagnale Jr., American security consultant and criminal
  • 1948 – Josef Hickersberger, Austrian footballer, coach, and manager
  • 1948 – Kate Pierson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1949Grant Chapman, Australian businessman and politician
  • 1950Jaime Fresnedi, Filipino politician
  • 1950 – Paul Lockyer, Australian journalist (d. 2011)
  • 1951Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1952Larry Elder, American lawyer and talk show host
  • 1952 – George Gervin, American basketball player
  • 1952 – Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician
  • 1953Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model
  • 1954Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji
  • 1954 – Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
  • 1954 – Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer
  • 1955Gudrun Berend, German hurdler (d. 2011)
  • 1955 – Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman
  • 1956Bryan Harvey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
  • 1956 – Jeff Probyn, English rugby player, coach, and manager
  • 1957Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager
  • 1959Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer
  • 1959 – Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1960Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1961Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia
  • 1962Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach
  • 1962 – Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter
  • 1962 – Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician
  • 1963Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer
  • 1965Anna Chancellor, English actress
  • 1966Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer
  • 1966 – Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese illustrator
  • 1967Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands
  • 1967 – Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator
  • 1967 – Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor
  • 1967 – Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist
  • 1968Dana Milbank, American journalist and author
  • 1969Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician
  • 1969 – Darcey Bussell, English ballerina
  • 1971Olari Elts, Estonian conductor
  • 1972Nigel Barker, English photographer and author
  • 1972 – Almedin Civa, Bosnian footballer and coach
  • 1973Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer
  • 1973 – Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter
  • 1973 – Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player
  • 1974Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
  • 1974 – Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
  • 1975Rabih Abdullah, American football player
  • 1975 – Chris Carpenter, American baseball player and manager
  • 1975 – Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
  • 1975 – Kazuyoshi Funaki, Japanese ski jumper
  • 1976Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist
  • 1976 – Sally Hawkins, English actress
  • 1976 – Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
  • 1976 – Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic
  • 1979Will Boyd, American bass player
  • 1979 – Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player
  • 1979 – Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian wrestler
  • 1980Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
  • 1980 – Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
  • 1980 – Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
  • 1981Joey Gathright, American baseball player
  • 1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
  • 1982François Parisien, Canadian cyclist
  • 1982 – Alexander Widiker, German rugby player
  • 1983Ari Graynor, American actress and producer
  • 1983 – Martin Viiask, Estonian basketball player
  • 1984Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player
  • 1984 – Patrick Stump, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1985José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer
  • 1985 – Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner
  • 1986Jenna Coleman, English actress
  • 1986 – Hayley Mulheron, Scottish netball player[6]
  • 1986 – Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
  • 1987Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player
  • 1987 – Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
  • 1987 – William Moseley, English actor
  • 1987 – Wang Feifei, Chinese singer and actress
  • 1988Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer
  • 1988 – Kris Thackray, English footballer
  • 1988 – Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1988 – Lizzo, American singer and rapper
  • 1989Lars Bender, German footballer
  • 1989 – Sven Bender, German footballer
  • 1989 – Tim Glasby, Australian rugby league player
  • 1989 – Dmytro Kozban, Ukrainian footballer
  • 1990Trude Raad, Norwegian deaf track and field athlete
  • 1991Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer
  • 1991 – Eric Fukusaki, Peruvian singer
  • 1991 – Lara Gut, Swiss skier
  • 1992Keenan Allen, American football player
  • 1994Corey Seager, American baseball player
  • 1995Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player
  • 1997Josh Onomah, English footballer[7]

Deaths[]

  • 630Ardashir III of Persia (b. 621)
  • 1160Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (b. 1081)
  • 1272Zita, Italian saint (b. 1212)
  • 1321Nicolò Albertini, Italian cardinal statesman (b. c. 1250)
  • 1353Simeon of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir
  • 1403Maria of Bosnia, Countess of Helfenstein (b. 1335)
  • 1404Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342)
  • 1463Isidore of Kiev (b. 1385)
  • 1521Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480)
  • 1599Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)
  • 1605Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)
  • 1607Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell, Governor of Lecale (b. 1560)
  • 1613Robert Abercromby, Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532)
  • 1656Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596)
  • 1694John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
  • 1695John Trenchard, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640)
  • 1702Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
  • 1782William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710)
  • 1813Zebulon Pike, American general and explorer (b. 1779)
  • 1873William Macready, English actor and manager (b. 1793)
  • 1882Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (b. 1803)
  • 1893John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
  • 1896Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
  • 1915John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
  • 1915 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
  • 1932Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
  • 1936Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
  • 1937Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
  • 1938Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)
  • 1952Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)
  • 1961Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)
  • 1962A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873)
  • 1965Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)
  • 1967William Douglas Cook, New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884)
  • 1969René Barrientos, Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
  • 1970Arthur Shields, Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896)
  • 1972Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909)
  • 1973Carlos Menditeguy, Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914)
  • 1977Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915)
  • 1988Fred Bear, American hunter and author (b. 1902)
  • 1989Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894)
  • 1992Olivier Messiaen, French organist and composer (b. 1908)
  • 1992 – Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist and astronomer (b. 1927)
  • 1995Katherine DeMille, Canadian-American actress (b. 1911)
  • 1995 – Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1921)
  • 1996William Colby, American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1920)
  • 1996 – Gilles Grangier, French director and screenwriter (b. 1911)
  • 1998John Bassett, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1915)
  • 1998 – Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-American anthropologist and author (b. 1925)
  • 1998 – Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (b. 1907)
  • 1998 – Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (b. 1924)
  • 1999Al Hirt, American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1922)
  • 1999 – Dale C. Thomson, Canadian historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
  • 1999 – Cyril Washbrook, English cricketer (b. 1914)
  • 2002George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)
  • 2002 – Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916)
  • 2005Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909)
  • 2006Julia Thorne, American author (b. 1944)
  • 2007Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)
  • 2009Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914)
  • 2009 – Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean model and actress (b. 1983)
  • 2009Feroz Khan (actor), Indian Actor, Film Director & Producer (b. 1939)
  • 2011Marian Mercer, American actress and singer (b. 1935)
  • 2012Daniel E. Boatwright, American soldier and politician (b. 1930)
  • 2012 – Bill Skowron, American baseball player (b. 1930)
  • 2013Aída Bortnik, Argentinian screenwriter (b. 1938)
  • 2013 – Lorraine Copeland, Scottish archaeologist (b. 1921)
  • 2013 – Antonio Díaz Jurado, Spanish footballer (b. 1969)
  • 2013 – Jérôme Louis Heldring, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1917)
  • 2013 – Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese bishop (b. 1916)
  • 2013 – Mutula Kilonzo, Kenyan lawyer and politician, Kenyan Minister of Justice (b. 1948)
  • 2014Yigal Arnon, Israeli lawyer (b. 1929)
  • 2014 – Vujadin Boškov, Serbian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
  • 2014 – Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
  • 2014 – Harry Firth, Australian race car driver and manager (b. 1918)
  • 2015Gene Fullmer, American boxer (b. 1931)
  • 2015 – Verne Gagne, American football player, wrestler, and trainer (b. 1926)
  • 2015 – Alexander Rich, American biologist, biophysicist, and academic (b. 1924)
  • 2017Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (b. 1946)
  • 2017 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1938)

Holidays and observances[]

  • Christian feast days:
    • Anthimus of Nicomedia
    • Assicus
    • Floribert of Liège
    • John of Constantinople
    • Liberalis of Treviso
    • Pollio
    • Rafael Arnáiz Barón
    • Virgin of Montserrat
    • Zita
    • April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Day of Russian Parliamentarism (Russia)
  • Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
  • Flag Day (Moldova)
  • Freedom Day (South Africa)
    • UnFreedom Day (South Africa, unofficial)
  • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
  • Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
  • King's Day (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday)
  • National Veterans' Day (Finland)

References[]

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