What happened on April 27? There are more than 280 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About April 27
April 27 is the 118th day of the year 2024. There are 248 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday. This day falls under the 17th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Far Hills, New Jersey 07931 sunrise will occur at 05:59 AM and sunset will occur at 07:52 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Taurus. The modern birthstone for this month is Diamond while the mystical birthstone is Opal.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 277 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For April 27
- 395Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
- 1296Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.
- 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.
- 1539Re-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.
- 1650The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army invades mainland Scotland from Orkney Island but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
- 1667The blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10.
- 1749First performance of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks in Green Park, London.
- 1773The 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.
- 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).
- 1810Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.
- 1813War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Upper Canada in the Battle of York (present day Toronto, Canada).
- 1840Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, is laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry.
- 1861President of the United States Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- 1865The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state’s land grant institution.
- 1865The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
- 1904The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
- 1909Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
- 1911Following 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.
- 1914Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1927Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) are created.
- 1936The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
- 1941World War II: German troops enter Athens.
- 1941World 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 Slovenian People.
- 1945World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
- 1945World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland.
- 1950Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
- 1953Operation Moolah is initiated by General Mark W. Clark against Communist pilots.
- 1959The last Canadian missionary leaves the People’s Republic of China.
- 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, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
- 197410,000 march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of US President Richard Nixon
- 197728 people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster.
- 1978Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
- 1981Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
- 1987The U.S. Department of Justice 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.
- 1992Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
- 1992Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
- 1992The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
- 1993All 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.
- 1994South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote. The Interim Constitution comes into force.
- 1996The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
- 2002The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10.
- 2005The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.
- 2006Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new 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.
- 2011The deadliest day of the 2011 Super outbreak of tornadoes, the largest tornado outbreak, in United States history.
Who Were Born On April 27?
- 1623Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (d. 1722)
- 1650Queen Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (d. 1714)
- 1701King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
- 1718Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790)
- 1724Thomas Gardner, American politician and soldier (d. 1775)
- 1737Edward Gibbon, English historian (d. 1794)
- 1748Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (d. 1833)
- 1755Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (d. 1836)
- 1759Mary Wollstonecraft, English author and feminist (d. 1797)
- 1791Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor (d. 1872)
- 1806Queen Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (d. 1878)
- 1812Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
- 1812William W. Snow, American politician (d. 1886)
- 1820Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (d. 1903)
- 1822Ulysses S. Grant, American Civil War general and 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
- 1840Edward Whymper, English mountaineer (d. 1911)
- 1848King Otto I of Bavaria (d. 1916)
- 1850Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (d. 1921)
- 1853Jules Lemaître, French critic and dramatist (d. 1914)
- 1857Theodor Kittelsen, Norwegian artist (d. 1914)
- 1862Rudolph Schildkraut, Turkish-born American actor (d. 1930)
- 1878Frank Alvin Gotch, American professional wrestler (d. 1917)
- 1888Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
- 1893Allen Sothoron, American baseball player (d. 1939)
- 1893Draža Mihailović, Serbian-born Yugoslav military commander (d. 1946)
- 1894George Petty, American pin-up artist (d. 1975)
- 1894Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d. 1995)
- 1896Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (d. 1963)
- 1896Sir William Hudson, New-Zealand-Australian head of construction for the Snowy Mountains Scheme (d. 1978)
- 1899Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (d. 1994)
- 1903Horace Stoneham, American baseball team owner (d. 1990)
- 1904Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (d. 1972)
- 1904Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (d. 1973)
- 1906Yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (d. 1966)
- 1910Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese-born Taiwanese politician; son of Chiang Kai-shek (d. 1988)
- 1911Bruno Beger, German anthropologist (d. 2009)
- 1912Zohra Segal, Indian stage and film actress
- 1913Luz Long, German athlete (d. 1943)
- 1913Philip Hauge Abelson, American physicist (d. 2004)
- 1916Enos Slaughter, American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1918Sten Rudholm, Swedish jurist (d. 2008)
- 1920Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet (d. 2010)
- 1920Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)
- 1920James R. Mann, American attorney and politician (d. 2010)
- 1920Mark Krasnosel’skii, Ukrainian-born Soviet mathematician (d. 1997)
- 1921John Stott, British theologian and clergyman
- 1922Jack Klugman, American actor
- 1922Martin Gray, Polish-born American writer and Holocaust survivor
- 1927Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist; widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 2006)
- 1927Joe Moakley, American politician (d. 2001)
- 1927Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (d. 1988)
- 1931Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist
- 1932Anouk Aimée, French actress
- 1932Casey Kasem, American actor and radio personality
- 1932Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)
- 1932Pik Botha, South African politician
- 1935Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek filmmaker and screenwriter
- 1936Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer
- 1937Robin Eames, Northern Irish clergyman
- 1937Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1938Alain Caron, French-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986)
- 1938Earl Anthony, American bowler (d. 2001)
- 1939Jerry Mercer, Canadian musician
- 1939Judy Carne, British actress and comedian
- 1939Stanislaw Dziwisz, Polish Cardinal
- 1941Jennings Michael Burch, American author
- 1941Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
- 1941Pat Choate, American economist
- 1942Jim Keltner, American drummer
- 1943Helmut Marko, Austrian racing driver
- 1944Cuba Gooding, Sr., American musician (The Main Ingredient)
- 1944Herb Pedersen, American musician
- 1944Michael Fish, British meteorologist
- 1945August Wilson, American dramatist (d. 2005)
- 1945Helen Hodgman, Australian novelist
- 1947Ann Peebles, American singer
- 1947George Kenneth Butterfield, American politician
- 1947Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
- 1947Pete Ham, Welsh singer and songwriter (Badfinger) (d. 1975)
- 1948Amrit Bohra, Nepalese politician
- 1948Frank William Abagnale, Jr., American con artist
- 1948Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's)
- 1949Grant Chapman, Australian politician
- 1951Ace Frehley, American musician (Kiss)
- 1952Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver
- 1952George Gervin, American basketball player
- 1952Larry Elder, American political commentator
- 1953Arielle Dombasle, French singer and actress
- 1954Herman Edwards, American pro football player and coach
- 1956Bryan Harvey, American musician (d. 2006)
- 1956Douglas P., English musician (Death in June, Crisis)
- 1957Adrian Utley, English musician (Portishead)
- 1957Eric Bristow, English darts player
- 1957Michel Barrette, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
- 1957Rosanna Scotto, American news anchor
- 1957Willie Upshaw, American baseball player
- 1959Louis Lortie, French Canadian concert pianist
- 1959Neil Pearson, British actor
- 1959Sheena Easton, Scottish singer
- 1960Mike Krushelnyski, Montreal ice hockey player
- 1961Andy Schlafly, American attorney, political activist and founder of Conservapedia
- 1962Ángel Comizzo, Argentine footballer
- 1962Im Sang-soo, South Korean film director and screenwriter
- 1962James LeGros, American actor
- 1963Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
- 1963Russell T Davies, Welsh television writer
- 1963Ruth Glick (aka Rebecca York), US writer.
- 1964Lisa Wilcox, American actress
- 1964Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter
- 1966Matt Reeves, American film writer, director and producer
- 1967Aki Avni, Israeli entertainer
- 1967Erik Thomson, Australian actor
- 1967Jason Whitlock, American sportswriter
- 1967Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz musician
- 1967Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, Dutch royal
- 1968Dana Milbank, American reporter and columnist
- 1969Cory Booker, American politician
- 1969Darcey Bussell, British ballerina
- 1969Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer
- 1969Mica Paris, British singer and presenter
- 1970Kylie Travis, English actress and model
- 1971Tess Daly, British television presenter
- 1972David Lascher, American actor
- 1972Maura West, American actress
- 1972Mehmet Kurtuluş, German/Turkish actor
- 1972Nigel Barker, English fashion photographer
- 1973Andre Gower, American actor
- 1973Duško Adamović, Serbian footballer
- 1973Sébastien Lareau, French/Canadian tennis player
- 1974Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
- 1974Johnny Devine, Canadian professional wrestler
- 1974Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
- 1975Chris Carpenter, American baseball player
- 1975Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
- 1975Rabih Abdullah, American pro football player
- 1976Faisal Saif, Indian filmmaker
- 1976Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer
- 1976Olaf Tufte, Norwegian rower
- 1976Sally Hawkins, English film actress
- 1976Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
- 1977Khalid Zoubaa, French runner
- 1979Natasha Chokljat, Australian netballer
- 1979Will Boyd, American musician
- 1980Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver
- 1980Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
- 1980Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
- 1981Fabrizio Faniello, Maltese singer
- 1981Joey Gathright, American baseball player
- 1981Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
- 1982Alexander Widiker, German rugby player
- 1982Katrina Johnson, American actress
- 1983Ari Graynor, American actress
- 1984Daniel Holdsworth, Australian rugby player
- 1984Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
- 1984Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985Júnior, Brazilian footballer
- 1986Dinara Safina, Russian tennis player
- 1986Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer
- 1987Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
- 1987Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress
- 1987Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player
- 1987William Moseley, British actor
- 1988Kris Thackray, British footballer
- 1988Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1989Emily Rios, American actress
- 1989Lars Bender and Sven Bender, German footballers (Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund)
- 1990Martin Kelly, English footballer (Liverpool FC)
- 1991Jennifer Braun, German singer
- 1992Allison Iraheta, American singer
- 1994Elmo Magalona, Filipino singer and actor
Who Died On April 27?
- 630King Ardashir III of Persia
- 1272Zita, Roman Catholic Saint (b.1212)
- 1404Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342)
- 1521Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer (b. 1480)
- 1530Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (b. 1458)
- 1599Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (b. 1538)
- 1605Pope Leo XI (b. 1535)
- 1613Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit (b. 1532)
- 1625Mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (b. 1553)
- 1656Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (b. 1596)
- 1694John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668)
- 1695John Trenchard, English statesman (b. 1640)
- 1702Jean Bart, French admiral (b. 1651)
- 1782William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (b. 1710)
- 1813Zebulon Pike, American frontiersman and explorer (b. 1779)
- 1873William Charles Macready, English actor (b. 1793)
- 1882Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist (b. 1803)
- 1896Henry Parkes, known as the Father of Federation (b. 1815)
- 1915Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (b. 1872)
- 1921Arthur Mold, English cricketer (b. 1863)
- 1932Hart Crane, American writer (b. 1899)
- 1936Karl Pearson, English statistician (b. 1857)
- 1937Antonio Gramsci, Italian Communist writer and politician (b. 1891)
- 1941Penelope Delta, Greek author (b. 1874)
- 1952Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician (b. 1865)
- 1961Roy Del Ruth, American film director (b. 1893)
- 1962A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali statesman (b. 1873)
- 1965Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (b. 1908)
- 1967William Douglas Cook, founder of Eastwoodhill Arboretum and Pukeiti, (New Zealand) (b. 1884)
- 1969René Barrientos, President of Bolivia (b. 1919)
- 1970Arthur Shields, Irish actor (b. 1896)
- 1972Kwame Nkrumah, leader of Ghana (b. 1909)
- 1973Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (b. 1914)
- 1977Stanley Adams, American actor (b. 1915)
- 1988David Scarboro, British actor (b. 1968)
- 1988Fred Bear, American bow-hunter (b. 1902)
- 1989Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese industrialist (b. 1894)
- 1992Gerard K. O'Neill, American physicist (b. 1927)
- 1992Olivier Messiaen, French composer (b. 1908)
- 1995Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (b. 1921)
- 1996William Colby, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b. 1920)
- 1998Browning Ross, American long-distance running Olympian (b. 1924)
- 1998Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born writer (b. 1925)
- 1998Dominique Aury, French novelist (b. 1907)
- 1998John Bassett, Canadian publisher and media baron (b. 1915)
- 1999Al Hirt, American trumpeter (b. 1922)
- 1999Rolf Landauer, American physicist and electrical engineer (b. 1927)
- 2000Vicki Sue Robinson, American singer (b. 1954)
- 2002Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, Swiss industrialist and art collector (b. 1921)
- 2002George Alec Effinger, American author (b. 1947)
- 2002Ruth Handler, American toy manufacturer (b. 1916)
- 2006Julia Thorne, ex-wife of John Kerry (b. 1944)
- 2007Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927)
- 2008Marios Tokas, Cypriot songwriter (b. 1954)
- 2009Feroz Khan, Indian actor (b. 1939)
- 2009Frankie Manning, an American dancer, instructor, choreographer, and one of the founding fathers of Lindy Hop. (b. 1914)
- 2009Woo Seung-yeon, South Korean actress and model (b. 1983)
- 2011Marian Mercer, American actress (b. 1935)
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