On This Day — April 27

Famous events, births, and deaths from April 27 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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48 events · 194 births · 79 deaths recorded for April 27.

🕰️ Notable Events on April 27

2012 — At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured. Wikipedia ↗
2011 — The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more. Wikipedia ↗
2007 — Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia. Wikipedia ↗
2006 — Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — South African general election: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — All members 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. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — The Russian Federation and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Wikipedia ↗
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 USA, 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. Wikipedia ↗
1986 — The city of Pripyat as well as the surrounding areas are evacuated due to Chernobyl disaster. Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse. Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes. Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Ten thousand march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of U.S. President Richard Nixon. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister. Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Operation 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. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: German troops enter Athens. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1936 — The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor. Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie) are created. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1909 — Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V. Wikipedia ↗
1906 — The State Duma of the Russian Empire meets for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
1865 — The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus. Wikipedia ↗
1813 — War of 1812: American troops capture York, the capital of Upper Canada, in the Battle of York. Wikipedia ↗
1805 — First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn). Wikipedia ↗
1777 — American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut. Wikipedia ↗
1667 — John Milton, blind and impoverished, sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10. Wikipedia ↗
1650 — The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
1578 — Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise. Wikipedia ↗
1570 — Pope Pius V declares Queen Elizabeth I a heretic. Wikipedia ↗
1565 — Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
1539 — Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar. Wikipedia ↗
1522 — Combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeat a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca. Wikipedia ↗
1521 — Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu. Wikipedia ↗
1509 — Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict. Wikipedia ↗
1296 — First 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. Wikipedia ↗
711 — Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus). Wikipedia ↗
629 — Shahrbaraz is crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
Lucius 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. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on April 27

1995 — Nick Kyrgios, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Corey Seager, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Isaac Cuenca, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Eric Fukusaki, Peruvian singer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Lars Bender, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Sven Bender, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Tim Glasby, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Dmytro Kozban, Ukrainian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Joeri Dequevy, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Kris Thackray, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Jenna Coleman, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Meselech Melkamu, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Patrick Stump, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Ari Graynor, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Martin Viiask, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — François Parisien, Canadian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Alexander Widiker, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Joey Gathright, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Will Boyd, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Natasha Chokljat, Australian netball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Sally Hawkins, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Faisal Saif, Indian director, screenwriter, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Rabih Abdullah, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Chris Carpenter, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Richard Johnson, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Sharlee D'Angelo, Swedish bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Sébastien Lareau, Canadian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Nigel Barker, English photographer and author Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Almedin Civa, Bosnian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Olari Elts, Estonian conductor Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Cory Booker, African-American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Darcey Bussell, English ballerina Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Dana Milbank, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Tommy Smith, Scottish saxophonist, composer, and educator Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Erik Thomson, Scottish-New Zealand actor Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Jason Whitlock, American football player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Peter McIntyre, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Yoshihiro Togashi, Japanese illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Anna Chancellor, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Russell T Davies, Welsh screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Ángel Comizzo, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Seppo Räty, Finnish javelin thrower and coach Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Im Sang-soo, South Korean director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Andrew Selous, English soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Andrew Schlafly, American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Mike Krushelnyski, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Sheena Easton, Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Marco Pirroni, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Willie Upshaw, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Bryan Harvey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Jeff Probyn, English rugby player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Gudrun Berend, German hurdler (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Eric Schmidt, American engineer and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Frank Bainimarama, Fijian commander and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Fiji Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Herman Edwards, American football player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Mark Holden, Australian singer, actor, and lawyer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Arielle Dombasle, French-American actress and model Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Larry Elder, American lawyer and talk show host Wikipedia ↗
1952 — George Gervin, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Ari Vatanen, Finnish race car driver and politician Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Ace Frehley, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Paul Lockyer, Australian journalist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Grant Chapman, Australian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Frank Abagnale Jr., CEO of Abagnale & Associates, famous criminal Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Josef Hickersberger, Austrian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Kate Pierson, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1947 — G. K. Butterfield, African-American soldier, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Nick Greiner, Hungarian-Australian politician, 37th Premier of New South Wales Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Pete Ham, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Ann Peebles, American soul singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Franz Roth, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Martin Chivers, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Jack Deverell, English general Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Helen Hodgman, Scottish-Australian author Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Terry Willesee, Australian journalist and television host Wikipedia ↗
1945 — August Wilson, American author and playwright (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Michael Fish, English meteorologist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Herb Pedersen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Helmut Marko, Austrian race car driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Ruth Glick, American author Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Jim Keltner, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Lee Roy Jordan, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Stanisław Dziwisz, Polish cardinal Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Earl Anthony, American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Alain Caron, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Robin Eames, Irish Anglican archbishop Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Richard Perham, English biologist and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Geoffrey Shovelton, English singer and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1935 — Ron Morris, American pole vaulter and coach Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Anouk Aimée, French actress Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Pik Botha, South African lawyer, politician, and diplomat, 8th South African Ambassador to the United States Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Casey Kasem, American disc jockey, music historian, radio celebrity, and voice actor; co-created American Top 40 (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Chuck Knox, American football coach Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Derek Minter, English motorcycle racer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Jack Klugman, American actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Robert Dhéry, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1920 — Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Philip Abelson, American physicist and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Luz Long, German long jumper and soldier (d. 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1912 — Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Bruno Beger, German anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Chris Berger, Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Yiorgos Theotokas, Greek author and playwright (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — John Kuck, American javelin thrower and shot putter (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗