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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.
33 BC – 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 . 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 . 629 – Shahrbaraz is crowned as king of the Sasanian Empire . 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 ). 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 . 1509 – Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict . 1521 – Battle 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 . 1565 – Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines . 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 . 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. 1667 – Blind and impoverished, John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for £ 10. 1777 – American Revolutionary War : The Battle of Ridgefield : A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut . 1805 – First Barbary War : United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' Hymn ). 1813 – War of 1812 : American troops capture York , the capital of Upper Canada , in the Battle of York . 1861 – American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus . 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. 1909 – Sultan 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 . 1927 – Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmerie ) are created. 1936 – The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor . 1941 – World 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. 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. 1960 – Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship . 1961 – Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister . 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. 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 . 1981 – Xerox 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 – 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 . 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. 2005 – Airbus A380 aircraft had its maiden test flight. 2006 – Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center ) in New York City. 2007 – Estonian 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 .[1] 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 by the two Koreas , officially declaring their intentions to end of the Korean conflict . 85 BC – Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus , Roman politician and general (d. 43 BC) 1468 – Frederick Jagiellon , Primate of Poland (d. 1503) 1564 – Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1632) 1556 – François Béroalde de Verville , French writer (d. 1626) 1593 – Mumtaz Mahal , Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal (d. 1631)[2] 1650 – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel , Queen Consort of Denmark (1670-1699) (d. 1714) 1654 – Charles Blount (deist) , English deist and philosopher (d. 1693) 1701 – Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773) 1718 – Thomas Lewis , Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (d. 1790) 1748 – Adamantios Korais , Greek-French philosopher and scholar (d. 1833) 1755 – Marc-Antoine Parseval , French mathematician and theorist (d. 1836) 1759 – Mary Wollstonecraft , English philosopher, historian, and novelist (d. 1797) 1788 – Charles Robert Cockerell , English architect, archaeologist, and writer (d. 1863) 1791 – Samuel Morse , American painter and inventor, co-invented the Morse code (d. 1872) 1812 – William W. Snow , American lawyer and politician (d. 1886) 1812 – Friedrich von Flotow , German composer (d. 1883) 1820 – Herbert Spencer , English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1903) 1822 – Ulysses S. Grant , American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885) 1840 – Edward Whymper , English-French mountaineer, explorer, author, and illustrator (d. 1911) 1848 – Otto of Bavaria (d. 1916) 1850 – Hans Hartwig von Beseler , German general and politician (d. 1921) 1853 – Jules Lemaître , French playwright and critic (d. 1914) 1857 – Theodor Kittelsen , Norwegian painter and illustrator (d. 1914) 1861 – William Arms Fisher , American composer and music historian (d. 1948) 1866 – Maurice Raoul-Duval , French polo player (d. 1916) 1875 – Frederick Fane , Irish-born, English cricketer (d. 1960) 1880 – Mihkel Lüdig , Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1958) 1882 – Jessie Redmon Fauset , American author and poet (d. 1961) 1887 – Warren Wood , American golfer (d. 1926) 1888 – Florence La Badie , Canadian actress (d. 1917) 1891 – Sergei Prokofiev , Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1953) 1893 – Draža Mihailović , Serbian general (d. 1946) 1893 – Allen Sothoron , American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1939) 1894 – George Petty , American painter and illustrator (d. 1975) 1894 – Nicolas Slonimsky , Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995) 1896 – Rogers 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) 1898 – Ludwig Bemelmans , Italian-American author and illustrator (d. 1962) 1899 – Walter Lantz , American animator, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1994) 1900 – August Koern , Estonian politician and diplomat, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs in exile (d. 1989) 1902 – Tiemoko Garan Kouyaté , Malian educator and activist (d. 1942) 1904 – Cecil Day-Lewis , Anglo-Irish poet and author (d. 1972) 1904 – Nikos Zachariadis , Greek politician (d. 1973) 1905 – John Kuck , American javelin thrower and shot putter (d. 1986) 1906 – Yiorgos Theotokas , Greek author and playwright (d. 1966) 1910 – Chiang Ching-kuo , Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (d. 1988) 1911 – Bruno Beger , German anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 2009) 1911 – Chris Berger , Dutch sprinter and footballer (d. 1965) 1912 – Jacques de Bourbon-Busset , French author and politician (d. 2001) 1912 – Zohra Sehgal , Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014) 1913 – Philip 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) 1916 – Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr. , American sergeant, lawyer, and judge (d. 2013) 1916 – Enos Slaughter , American baseball player and manager (d. 2002) 1917 – Roman Matsov , Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 2001) 1918 – Sten Rudholm , Swedish lawyer and jurist (d. 2008) 1920 – Guido 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) 1921 – Robert Dhéry , French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004) 1922 – Jack Klugman , American actor (d. 2012) 1922 – Sheila Scott , English nurse and pilot (d. 1988) 1923 – Betty Mae Tiger Jumper , Seminole chief (d. 2011) 1924 – Vernon B. Romney , American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013) 1925 – Derek Chinnery , English broadcaster (d. 2015) 1926 – Tim 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) 1927 – Coretta Scott King , African-American activist and author (d. 2006) 1927 – Joe Moakley , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2001) 1929 – Nina Ponomaryova , Russian discus thrower and coach (d. 2016) 1931 – Igor Oistrakh , Ukrainian violinist and educator 1932 – Anouk 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) 1933 – Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert , English police officer and politician, Lord Lieutenant for Greater London (d. 2017) 1935 – Theodoros Angelopoulos , Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012) 1935 – Ron Morris , American pole vaulter and coach 1936 – Geoffrey Shovelton , English singer and illustrator (d. 2016) 1937 – Sandy Dennis , American actress (d. 1992) 1937 – Robin Eames , Irish Anglican archbishop 1937 – Richard Perham , English biologist and academic (d. 2015) 1938 – Earl Anthony , American bowler and sportscaster (d. 2001) 1938 – Alain Caron , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1986) 1939 – Judy Carne , English actress and comedian (d. 2015) 1939 – Stanisław Dziwisz , Polish cardinal 1941 – Fethullah Gülen , Turkish preacher and theologian 1941 – Dilip Kumar Chakrabarti , Indian archaeologist 1941 – Lee Roy Jordan , American football player 1942 – Ruth Glick , American author 1942 – Jim Keltner , American drummer 1943 – Helmut Marko , Austrian race car driver and manager 1944 – Michael Fish , English meteorologist and journalist 1944 – Cuba Gooding Sr. , American singer (d. 2017) 1944 – Herb Pedersen , American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1945 – Martin Chivers , English footballer and manager 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) 1946 – Franz Roth , German footballer 1947 – G. 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 1948 – Frank Abagnale Jr. , CEO of Abagnale & Associates and criminal 1948 – Josef Hickersberger , Austrian footballer, coach, and manager 1948 – Kate Pierson , American singer-songwriter and bass player 1949 – Grant Chapman , Australian businessman and politician 1950 – Paul Lockyer , Australian journalist (d. 2011) 1951 – Ace Frehley , American guitarist and songwriter 1952 – Larry Elder , American lawyer and talk show host 1952 – George Gervin , American basketball player 1952 – Ari Vatanen , Finnish race car driver and politician 1953 – Arielle Dombasle , French-American actress and model 1954 – Frank 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 1955 – Gudrun Berend , German hurdler (d. 2011) 1955 – Eric Schmidt , American engineer and businessman 1956 – Bryan Harvey , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006) 1956 – Jeff Probyn , English rugby player, coach, and manager 1957 – Willie Upshaw , American baseball player and manager 1959 – Sheena Easton , Scottish-American singer-songwriter, actress, and producer 1959 – Marco Pirroni , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1960 – Mike Krushelnyski , Canadian ice hockey player and coach 1961 – Andrew Schlafly , American lawyer and activist, founded Conservapedia 1962 – Ángel 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 1963 – Russell T Davies , Welsh screenwriter and producer 1965 – Anna Chancellor , English actress 1966 – Peter McIntyre , Australian cricketer 1966 – Yoshihiro Togashi , Japanese illustrator 1967 – Willem-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 1968 – Dana Milbank , American journalist and author 1969 – Cory Booker , African-American lawyer and politician 1969 – Darcey Bussell , English ballerina 1971 – Olari Elts , Estonian conductor 1972 – Nigel Barker , English photographer and author 1972 – Almedin Civa , Bosnian footballer and coach 1973 – Duško Adamović , Serbian footballer 1973 – Sharlee D'Angelo , Swedish bass player and songwriter 1973 – Sébastien Lareau , Canadian tennis player 1974 – Frank Catalanotto , American baseball player 1974 – Richard Johnson , Australian footballer 1975 – Rabih Abdullah , American football player 1975 – Chris Carpenter , American baseball player and manager 1975 – Pedro Feliz , Dominican baseball player 1975 – Kazuyoshi Funaki , Japanese ski jumper 1976 – Isobel Campbell , Scottish singer-songwriter and cellist 1976 – Sally Hawkins , English actress 1976 – Walter Pandiani , Uruguayan footballer 1976 – Faisal Saif , Indian director, screenwriter, and critic 1979 – Will Boyd , American bass player 1979 – Natasha Chokljat , Australian netball player 1979 – Vladimir Kozlov , Ukrainian wrestler 1980 – Sybille Bammer , Austrian tennis player 1980 – Talitha Cummins , Australian journalist 1980 – Christian Lara , Ecuadorian footballer 1981 – Joey Gathright , American baseball player 1981 – Patrik Gerrbrand , Swedish footballer 1982 – François Parisien , Canadian cyclist 1982 – Alexander Widiker , German rugby player 1983 – Ari Graynor , American actress and producer 1983 – Martin Viiask , Estonian basketball player 1984 – Pierre-Marc Bouchard , Canadian ice hockey player 1984 – Daniel Holdsworth , Australian rugby league player 1984 – Patrick Stump , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1985 – José António de Miranda da Silva Júnior , Brazilian footballer 1985 – Meselech Melkamu , Ethiopian runner 1986 – Jenna Coleman , English actress 1986 – Dinara Safina , Russian tennis player 1987 – Taylor Chorney , American ice hockey player 1987 – Elliott Shriane , Australian speed skater 1987 – William Moseley , English actor 1987 – Wang Feifei , Chinese singer and actress (Miss A ) 1988 – Joeri Dequevy , Belgian footballer 1988 – Kris Thackray , English footballer 1988 – Semyon Varlamov , Russian ice hockey player 1988 – Lizzo (Melissa Jefferson), US singer/rapper 1989 – Lars Bender , German footballer 1989 – Sven Bender , German footballer 1989 – Tim Glasby , Australian rugby league player 1989 – Dmytro Kozban , Ukrainian footballer 1990 – Trude Raad , Norwegian deaf track and field athlete 1991 – Isaac Cuenca , Spanish footballer 1991 – Eric Fukusaki , Peruvian singer 1991 – Lara Gut , Swiss skier 1992 – Keenan Allen , American football player 1994 – Corey Seager , American baseball player 1995 – Nick Kyrgios , Australian tennis player 630 – Ardashir III of Persia (b. 621) 1160 – Rudolf I, Count of Bregenz (b. 1081) 1272 – Zita , Italian saint (b. 1212) 1321 – Nicolò Albertini , Italian cardinal statesman (b. c. 1250) 1353 – Simeon of Moscow , Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir 1403 – Maria of Bosnia , Countess of Helfenstein (b. 1335) 1404 – Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1342) 1463 – Isidore of Kiev (b. 1385) 1521 – Ferdinand Magellan , Portuguese sailor and explorer (b. 1480) 1599 – Maeda Toshiie , Japanese general (b. 1538) 1605 – Pope Leo XI (b. 1535) 1607 – Edward Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell , Governor of Lecale (b. 1560) 1613 – Robert Abercromby , Scottish priest and missionary (b. 1532) 1656 – Jan van Goyen , Dutch painter and illustrator (b. 1596) 1694 – John George IV, Elector of Saxony (b. 1668) 1695 – John Trenchard , English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1640) 1702 – Jean Bart , French admiral (b. 1651) 1782 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot , English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (b. 1710) 1813 – Zebulon Pike , American general and explorer (b. 1779) 1873 – William Macready , English actor and manager (b. 1793) 1882 – Ralph Waldo Emerson , American poet and philosopher (b. 1803) 1893 – John Ballance , Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839) 1896 – Henry Parkes , English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815) 1915 – John Labatt , Canadian businessman (b. 1838) 1915 – Alexander Scriabin , Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872) 1932 – Hart Crane , American poet (b. 1899) 1936 – Karl Pearson , English mathematician and academic (b. 1857) 1937 – Antonio Gramsci , Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891) 1938 – Edmund Husserl , Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859) 1952 – Guido Castelnuovo , Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865) 1961 – Roy Del Ruth , American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893) 1962 – A. K. Fazlul Huq , Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, Pakistani Minister of the Interior (b. 1873) 1965 – Edward R. Murrow , American journalist (b. 1908) 1967 – William Douglas Cook , New Zealand farmer, founded the Eastwoodhill Arboretum (b. 1884) 1969 – René Barrientos , Bolivian soldier, pilot, and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919) 1970 – Arthur Shields , Irish rebel and actor (b. 1896) 1972 – Kwame Nkrumah , Ghanaian politician, 1st President of Ghana (b. 1909) 1973 – Carlos Menditeguy , Argentinian race car driver and polo player (b. 1914) 1977 – Stanley Adams , American actor and screenwriter (b. 1915) 1988 – Fred Bear , American hunter and author (b. 1902) 1989 – Konosuke Matsushita , Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (b. 1894) 1992 – Olivier Messiaen , French organist and composer (b. 1908) 1992 – Gerard K. O'Neill , American physicist and astronomer (b. 1927) 1995 – Katherine DeMille , Canadian-American actress (b. 1911) 1995 – Willem Frederik Hermans , Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1921) 1996 – William Colby , American diplomat, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1920) 1996 – Gilles Grangier , French director and screenwriter (b. 1911) 1998 – John 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) 1999 – Al 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) 2002 – George Alec Effinger , American author (b. 1947) 2002 – Ruth Handler , American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (b. 1916) 2005 – Red Horner , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1909) 2006 – Julia Thorne , American author (b. 1944) 2007 – Mstislav Rostropovich , Russian cellist and conductor (b. 1927) 2009 – Frankie Manning , American dancer and choreographer (b. 1914) 2009 – Woo Seung-yeon , South Korean model and actress (b. 1983) 2009 – Feroz Khan (actor) , Indian Actor, Film Director & Producer (b. 1939) 2011 – Marian Mercer , American actress and singer (b. 1935) 2012 – Daniel E. Boatwright , American soldier and politician (b. 1930) 2012 – Bill Skowron , American baseball player (b. 1930) 2013 – Aída 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) 2014 – Yigal 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) 2015 – Gene 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) 2017 – Vinod Khanna , Indian actor, producer and politician (b. 1946) 2017 – Sadanoyama Shinmatsu , Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1938) Holidays and observances [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to April 27 .
References [ edit ] ^ Hoffman, Scot (April 19, 2019). "Herod's Tomb" . National Geographic . Retrieved May 7, 2019 . ^ Pickthall, Marmaduke William; Asad, Muhammad (1 January 1975). "Islamic Culture" . 49 . Islamic Culture Board: 196.
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