27 марта

27 марта - 86-й день года (87-й в високосном году ) по григорианскому календарю ; До конца года осталось 279 дней.

События [ править ]

• 1309 - Папа Климент V налагает отлучение и запрет на Венецию, а также общий запрет на все коммерческие сношения с Венецией, которая захватила Феррару , папское владение.
• 1329 - Папа Иоанн XXII издает книгу «In Agro Dominico», в которой некоторые произведения Майстера Экхарта осуждаются как еретические.
• 1513 г. - испанский исследователь Хуан Понсе де Леон достигает северной оконечности Багамских островов в своем первом путешествии во Флориду.
• 1625 - Карл I становится королем Англии, Шотландии и Ирландии, а также претендует на титул короля Франции .
• 1782 - Второе министерство Рокингема вступает в должность в Великобритании и начинает переговоры о прекращении американской войны за независимость.
• 1794 - Правительство Соединенных Штатов создает постоянный флот и разрешает строительство шести фрегатов .
• 1809 - полуостровная война : Комбинированные Франко - польская сила побеждает испанец в битве Сьюдад - Реале .
• 1814 - Война 1812 года : в центральной Алабаме американские войска под командованием генерала Эндрю Джексона побеждают Крик в битве при Хорсшу-Бенд .
• 1836 - Техасская революция : по приказу генерала Антонио Лопеса де Санта-Анна мексиканская армия убивает 342 техасских военнопленных в Голиаде, штат Техас .
• 1866 - Президент Соединенных Штатов Америки Эндрю Джонсон наложил вето на Закон о гражданских правах 1866 года . Его вето отменяется Конгрессом, и 9 апреля законопроект вступает в силу.
• 1871 - Первый международный матч по регби , когда Шотландия побеждает Англию в Эдинбурге на Raeburn Place .
• 1884 - Толпа в Цинциннати, штат Огайо , нападает на членов жюри, вынесшего вердикт о непредумышленном убийстве по делу, которое рассматривалось как явное убийство ; в течение следующих нескольких дней толпа возмутилась и в конечном итоге разрушила здание суда .
• 1886 - Джеронимо , воин апачей , сдаётся армии США, завершая главную фазу Апачских войн .
• 1899 - Эмилио Агинальдо возглавляет филиппинские войска впервые во время филиппино-американской войны в битве на реке Марилао .
• 1915 - Брюшной тиф Мэри , первая здоровая носительница болезни, когда-либо выявленная в Соединенных Штатах, во второй раз помещается на карантин , где она останется до конца своей жизни.
• 1918 - Национальный совет Бессарабии провозглашает союз с Королевством Румыния .
• 1938 - Вторая китайско-японская война : начинается битва при Тайержуане , в результате которой через несколько недель была одержана первая крупная китайская победа в войне над Японией.
• 1941 г. - Вторая мировая война : офицеры югославских ВВС свергают правительство Оси в результате бескровного переворота .
• 1943 - Вторая мировая война: Битва за Командорские острова : Битва на Алеутских островах начинается, когда военно-морские силы Соединенных Штатов перехватывают попытки японцев усилить гарнизон в Киске .
• 1945 г. - Вторая мировая война: начинается операция «Голод» , минирование портов и водных путей Японии с воздуха. Аргентина объявляет войну державам оси.
• 1958 - Никита Хрущев становится председателем в Совете Министров СССР .
• 1964 г. - землетрясение в Страстную пятницу , самое мощное землетрясение в истории Северной Америки с магнитудой 9,2, обрушилось на южно-центральную часть Аляски , в результате чего погибли 125 человек и был нанесен огромный ущерб городу Анкоридж .
• 1975 - Начало строительства Трансаляскинской трубопроводной системы .
• 1977 - Катастрофа в аэропорту Тенерифе : два авиалайнера Boeing 747 сталкиваются на туманной взлетно-посадочной полосе на Тенерифе на Канарских островах , в результате чего погибли 583 человека (все 248 на KLM и 335 на Pan Am ). Шестьдесят один человек выжил во время полета Pan Am. Это самая смертоносная авиационная катастрофа в истории.
• 1980 - Норвежская нефтяная платформа Alexander L. Kielland обрушивается в Северном море , погибли 123 члена экипажа из 212 человек.
• 1980 - Серебряный четверг : резкое падение цен на серебро , вызванное попытками братьев Хант захватить рынок серебра, приводит к панике на товарных и фьючерсных биржах .
• 1981 - Движение « Солидарность » в Польше проводит предупредительную забастовку , в ходе которой не менее 12 миллионов поляков уходят с работы на четыре часа.
• 1986 - Заминированный автомобиль взрывается возле штаб-квартиры полиции на Рассел-стрит в Мельбурне , Австралия , в результате чего один полицейский погиб и 21 человек получил ранения.
• 1990 - В США начинается вещание анти - Кастро пропаганды на Кубе на ТВ Марти .
• 1993 - Цзян Цзэминь назначается президентом Китайской Народной Республики .
• 1993 - бывший министр Италии и лидер Христианской демократии Джулио Андреотти обвиняется в пристрастии к мафии трибуналом Палермо .
• 1998 - Управление по санитарному надзору за качеством пищевых продуктов и медикаментов одобряет использование Виагры для лечения мужской импотенции , это первая таблетка, одобренная для лечения этого состояния в США.
• 1999 - Косово война : Американская Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk будет сбита с помощью югославского SAM, первого и единственного Nighthawk быть потеряны в бое.
• 2000 - В результате взрыва на заводе Phillips Petroleum в Пасадене, штат Техас, один человек погиб, а 71 человек получил ранения.
• 2002 - Пасхальная резня : палестинский террорист-смертник убивает 29 человек на пасхальном седере в Нетании , Израиль.
• 2002 - Резня в Нантере : в Нантере , Франция, вооруженный преступник открывает огонь в конце собрания городского совета, в результате чего погибли восемь советников; Еще 19 человек получили ранения.
• 2004 - HMS  Scylla , списанный фрегат класса Leander , потоплен в качестве искусственного рифа у Корнуолла , первый в своем роде в Европе.
• 2009 г. - плотина, образующая искусственное озеро Ситу Гинтунг в Индонезии , разрушается , в результате чего погибло не менее 99 человек.
• 2014 - Филиппины подписывают мирное соглашение с крупнейшей мусульманской повстанческой группировкой, Исламским фронтом освобождения моро , положившее конец десятилетиям конфликта .
• 2015 г. - боевики « Аш-Шабаб » нападают на гостиницу в Могадишо и временно занимают ее, в результате чего погибло не менее 20 человек.
• 2016 г. - взрыв террориста-смертника в парке Гульшан-и-Икбал , Лахор, унес жизни более 70 человек и почти 300 человек получили ранения. Целью взрыва стали христиане, празднующие Пасху .
• 2020 - Северная Македония становится 30-м членом НАТО . ^[1]

Рождения [ править ]

• 972 - Роберт II , король Франции (ум. 1031)
• 1401 - Альберт III , герцог Баварии (ум. 1460)
• 1416 - Франциск Паола , итальянский монах и святой, основал Орден Минимов (ум. 1507).
• 1546 - Иоганн Пискатор , немецкий теолог (ум. 1625)
• 1627 - Стивен Фокс , английский политик (ум. 1716)
• 1676 - Франциск II Ракоци , венгерский князь (р. 1676)
• 1679 - Доменико Лалли , итальянский поэт и либреттист (ум. 1741)
• 1681 - Хоакин Фернандес де Портокарреро , испано-итальянский кардинал (ум. 1760)
• 1702 - Иоганн Эрнст Эберлин , немецкий органист и композитор (ум. 1762)
• 1710 - Джозеф Абако , бельгийский виолончелист и композитор (ум. 1805)
• 1712 - Клод Бургелат , французский хирург и писатель (ум. 1779)
• 1714 - Франческо Антонио Заккария , итальянский историк и теолог (ум. 1795)
• 1724 - Джейн Колден , американский ботаник и писатель (ум. 1766)
• 1745 - Линдли Мюррей , американо-английский квакер и грамматист (ум. 1826)
• 1746 - Майкл Брюс , шотландский поэт и композитор (ум. 1767)
• 1746 - Карло Буонапарт , корсикано-французский юрист и политик (ум. 1785)
• 1765 - Франц Ксавер фон Баадер , немецкий философ и богослов (ум. 1841)
• 1781 - Александр Востоков , эстонско-русский филолог и академик (ум. 1864)
• 1784 - Шандор Корёши Чома , венгерский филолог, востоковед и писатель (ум. 1842)
• 1785 - Людовик XVII Французский (ум. 1795)
• 1797 - Альфред де Виньи , французский писатель, поэт и драматург (ум. 1863)
• 1801 - Александр Барроу , американский юрист и политик (ум. 1846)
• 1802 - Шарль-Матиас Симонс , германо-люксембургский юрист и политик, третий премьер-министр Люксембурга (ум. 1874).
• 1809 - Жорж-Эжен Осман , французский инженер, градостроитель и политик (ум. 1891)
• 1811 - Эдвард Уильям Кук , английский художник и иллюстратор (ум. 1880)
• 1814 - Чарльз Маккей , шотландский журналист, антолог и писатель (ум. 1889)
• 1820 - Эдвард Огастес Инглфилд , английский адмирал и исследователь (ум. 1894)
• 1822 - Анри Мюрже , французский писатель и поэт (ум. 1861)
• 1824 - Вирджиния Минор , активистка избирательного права американских женщин (ум. 1894)
• 1839 - Джон Балланс , ирландско-новозеландский журналист и политик, 14 - й премьер-министр Новой Зеландии (ум. 1893)
• 1843 - Джордж Фредерик Лейчестер Маршалл , английский полковник и энтомолог (ум. 1934)
• 1844 - Адольф Грили , американский генерал и исследователь, награжден Почетной медалью (ум. 1935)
• 1845 - Вильгельм Рентген , немецкий физик и академик, лауреат Нобелевской премии (ум. 1923)
• 1845 - Якоб Свердруп , норвежский епископ и политик, норвежский министр образования и церковных дел (ум. 1899)
• 1847 - Отто Валлах , немецкий химик и академик, лауреат Нобелевской премии (ум. 1931)
• 1851 - Руперто Чапи , испанский композитор, соучредитель Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (ум. 1909).
• 1851 - Винсент д'Инди , французский композитор и педагог (ум. 1931)
• 1852 - Ян ван Бирс , бельгийский художник и иллюстратор (ум. 1927)
• 1854 - Джованни Баттиста Грасси , итальянский врач, зоолог и энтомолог (ум. 1925)
• 1855 - Уильям Либби , американский стрелок по мишеням, полковник, альпинист, географ, геолог и археолог (ум. 1927)
• 1857 - Карл Пирсон , английский математик, евгеник и академик (ум. 1936)
• 1859 - Джордж Гиффен , австралийский игрок в крикет и футболист (ум. 1927)
• 1860 - Фрэнк Фрост Эбботт , американо-швейцарский ученый и академик (ум. 1924)
• 1862 - Елена Димитриевич , сербская писательница, писательница, поэт, путешественница, социальный работник, феминистка и полиглот (ум. 1945)
• 1862 - Артуро Берутти , аргентинский композитор (ум. 1938)
• 1863 - Генри Ройс , английский инженер и бизнесмен, основал Rolls-Royce Limited (ум. 1933).
• 1866 - Джон Аллан , австралийский политик, 29-й премьер Виктории (ум. 1936)
• 1868 - Пэтти Хилл , американский автор песен и педагог (ум. 1946)
• 1869 - Джеймс Макнил , ирландский политик, второй генерал-губернатор Ирландского свободного государства (ум. 1938)
• 1869 - Дж. Р. Клайнс , английский профсоюзный деятель и политик, министр внутренних дел (ум. 1949)
• 1871 – Heinrich Mann, German author and poet (d. 1950)
• 1871 – Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister (d. 1939)
• 1871 – Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour (d. 1948)
• 1875 – Albert Marquet, French painter (d. 1947)
• 1877 – Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer (d. 1947)
• 1878 – Kathleen Scott, British sculptor (d. 1947)
• 1879 – Sándor Garbai, Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1947)
• 1879 – Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1929)
• 1879 – Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (d. 1973)
• 1881 – Arkady Averchenko, Russian playwright and satirist (d. 1925)
• 1882 – Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (d. 1965)
• 1883 – Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
• 1884 – Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant (d. 1953)
• 1885 – Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran accountant and politician, 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957)
• 1885 – Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (d. 1961)
• 1886 – Sergey Kirov, Russian politician (d. 1934)
• 1886 – Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
• 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (d. 1969)
• 1887 – Väinö Siikaniemi, Finnish javelin thrower, poet, and translator (d. 1932)
• 1888 – George Alfred Lawrence Hearne, English-South African cricketer (d. 1978)
• 1889 – Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (d. 1974)
• 1889 – Leonard Mociulschi, Romanian general (d. 1979)
• 1890 – Harald Julin, Swedish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1967)
• 1890 – Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (d. 1974)
• 1891 – Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian novelist and playwright (d. 1974)
• 1891 – Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski, Belarusian-Lithuanian architect, journalist, and diplomat, created the Flag of Belarus (d. 1959)
• 1892 – Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (d. 1972)
• 1892 – Thorne Smith, American author (d. 1934)
• 1893 – Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (d. 1947)
• 1893 – G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1981)
• 1893 – George Beranger, Australian-American actor and director (d. 1973)
• 1894 – René Fonck, French colonel and pilot (d. 1953)
• 1895 – Roland Leighton, English soldier and poet (d. 1915)
• 1897 – Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1958)
• 1897 – Fred Keating, American magician, stage and film actor (d. 1961)
• 1899 – Francis Ponge, French poet and author (d. 1988)
• 1899 – Herbert Arthur Stuart, German-Swiss physicist and academic (d. 1974)
• 1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (d. 1983)
• 1901 – Carl Barks, American illustrator and screenwriter (d. 2000)
• 1901 – Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)
• 1901 – Eisaku Satō, Japanese politician, 61st Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)
• 1901 – Kenneth Slessor, Australian journalist and poet (d. 1971)
• 1902 – Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975)
• 1902 – Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998)
• 1903 – Leif Tronstad, Norwegian chemist and military leader (d. 1945)^[2]
• 1903 – Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet and playwright (d. 1950)
• 1905 – Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1935)
• 1905 – Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (d. 1980)
• 1905 – Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American author and engineer (d. 1980)
• 1906 – Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969)
• 1909 – Golo Mann, German historian and author (d. 1994)
• 1909 – Ben Webster, American saxophonist (d. 1973)
• 1909 – Valery Marakou, Belarusian poet and translator (d. 1937)
• 1910 – Ai Qing, Chinese poet and author (d. 1996)
• 1911 – Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (d. 1965)
• 1912 – James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
• 1913 – Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (d. 1945)
• 1914 – Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1914 – Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2009)
• 1915 – Robert Lockwood, Jr., American guitarist (d. 2006)
• 1917 – Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (d. 1999)
• 1921 – Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (d. 2016)
• 1921 – Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2000)
• 1921 – Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000)
• 1922 – Dick King-Smith, English author (d. 2011)
• 1922 – Stefan Wul, French author and surgeon (d. 2003)
• 1922 – Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (d. 1996)
• 1923 – Louis Simpson, Jamaican-American poet, translator, and academic (d. 2012)
• 1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
• 1924 – Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (d. 2012)^[3]
• 1924 – Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013)
• 1926 – Frank O'Hara, American writer (d. 1966)
• 1927 – Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2016)
• 1927 – Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (d. 2013)
• 1927 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)
• 1928 – Jean Dotto, French cyclist (d. 2000)
• 1929 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1929 – Reg Evans, Australian actor (d. 2009)
• 1930 – Daniel Spoerri, Romanian-Swiss photographer, writer and artist
• 1931 – David Janssen, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1980)
• 1932 – Junior Parker, American singer and harmonica player (d. 1971)
• 1932 – Bailey Olter, Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (d. 1999)
• 1933 – Lê Văn Hưng, South Vietnamese Brigadier general (d. 1975)
• 1934 – István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Stanley Rother, American Roman Catholic priest and missionary (d. 1981)
• 1935 – Julian Glover, English actor
• 1936 – Malcolm Goldstein, American violinist and composer
• 1937 – Alan Hawkshaw, English keyboard player and songwriter
• 1939 – Jay Kim, South Korean-American engineer and politician
• 1939 – Cale Yarborough, American race car driver and businessman
• 1940 – Sandro Munari, Italian race car driver
• 1940 – Austin Pendleton, American actor, director, and playwright
• 1941 – Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Slovakia
• 1941 – Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete and politician, Austrian Minister of the Interior (d. 2006)
• 1942 – Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007)
• 1942 – John Sulston, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2018)
• 1942 – Michael York, English actor
• 1943 – Mike Curtis, American football player and coach (d. 2020)
• 1944 – Jesse Brown, American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (d. 2002)
• 1944 – Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946 – Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (d. 1999)
• 1947 – Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher
• 1947 – Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot
• 1947 – Walt Mossberg, American journalist
• 1948 – Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish lawyer and politician
• 1950 – Tony Banks, English keyboardist and songwriter
• 1950 – Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
• 1950 – Maria Ewing, African-American soprano
• 1950 – Terry Yorath, Welsh international footballer and international manager^[4]
• 1951 – Andrei Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia
• 1951 – Chris Stewart, English musician and author
• 1952 – Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian skier
• 1952 – Maria Schneider, French actress (d. 2011)
• 1953 – Herman Ponsteen, Dutch cyclist
• 1954 – Gerard Batten, English lawyer and politician
• 1955 – Patrick McCabe, Irish writer
• 1955 – Mariano Rajoy, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain
• 1955 – Susan Neiman, Jewish American-German philosopher and author
• 1956 – Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong activist and politician
• 1956 – Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier
• 1957 – Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager
• 1957 – Stephen Dillane, English actor
• 1958 – Didier de Radiguès, Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer
• 1959 – Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist
• 1960 – Hans Pflügler, German footballer
• 1960 – Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1996)
• 1961 – Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach
• 1961 – Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist
• 1962 – Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 1962 – Brett French, Australian rugby league player
• 1962 – Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player
• 1962 – John O'Farrell, English journalist and author
• 1962 – Brad Wright, American-Spanish basketball player
• 1962 – Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction writer
• 1963 – Cory Blackwell, American basketball player
• 1963 – Randall Cunningham, American football player, coach, and pastor
• 1963 – Filippos Sachinidis, Greek-Canadian economist and politician
• 1963 – Gary Stevens, English-Australian footballer and physiotherapist
• 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor
• 1963 – Xuxa, Brazilian actress, singer, businesswoman and television presenter
• 1965 – Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver
• 1966 – Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player
• 1967 – Talisa Soto, American actress
• 1968 – Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete
• 1969 – Gianluigi Lentini, Italian footballer and manager
• 1969 – Pauley Perrette, American actress
• 1969 – Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress^[5]
• 1970 – Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran (d. 2001)
• 1970 – Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player
• 1970 – Brent Fitz, Canadian-American multi-instrumentalist and recording artist
• 1970 – Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby league player
• 1970 – Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress
• 1970 – Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza
• 1971 – David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster
• 1971 – Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor
• 1972 – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
• 1972 – Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler
• 1973 – Roger Telemachus, South African cricketer
• 1974 – Marek Citko, Polish footballer and manager
• 1974 – George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer
• 1974 – Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
• 1975 – Andrew Blowers, New Zealand rugby player
• 1975 – Kim Felton, Australian golfer
• 1975 – Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
• 1975 – Christian Fiedler, German footballer and manager
• 1976 – Roberta Anastase, Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania
• 1976 – Danny Fortson, American basketball player
• 1976 – Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer
• 1977 – Vítor Meira, Brazilian race car driver
• 1978 – Gabriel Paraschiv, Romanian footballer
• 1978 – Marius Bakken, Norwegian runner
• 1978 – Amélie Cocheteux, French tennis player
• 1979 – Tom Palmer, English rugby union player
• 1979 – Mohsen Moeini, Iranian author and director
• 1979 – Imran Tahir, Pakistani-South African cricketer
• 1979 – Jennifer Wilson, Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player
• 1980 – Sean Ryan, American football player
• 1980 – Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player
• 1980 – Maksim Shevchenko, Kazakhstani footballer
• 1981 – Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer
• 1981 – Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer
• 1981 – Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner
• 1981 – Hilda Kibet, Kenyan runner
• 1982 – Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer
• 1983 – Yuliya Golubchikova, Russian pole vaulter
• 1983 – Vasily Koshechkin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Román Martínez, Argentinian footballer
• 1984 – Adam Ashley-Cooper, Australian rugby player
• 1984 – Ben Franks, Australian-born New Zealand rugby player
• 1984 – Brett Holman, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player
• 1985 – Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer
• 1986 – Manuel Neuer, German footballer
• 1987 – Jefferson Bernárdez, Honduran footballer
• 1987 – Samuel Francis, Nigerian-Qatari sprinter
• 1987 – Polina Gagarina, Russian singer-songwriter
• 1987 – Buster Posey, American baseball player
• 1988 – Jessie J, English singer-songwriter
• 1988 – Atsuto Uchida, Japanese footballer
• 1988 – Brenda Song, American actress
• 1988 – Mauro Goicoechea, Uruguayan footballer
• 1988 – Holliday Grainger, English actress
• 1989 – Matt Harvey, American baseball player
• 1989 – Camilla Lees, New Zealand netball player
• 1990 – Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer
• 1990 – Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player
• 1990 – Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer
• 1990 – Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer
• 1990 – Kimbra, New Zealand musician
• 1990 – Brodha V, Indian Rapper and Music Producer
• 1992 – Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer
• 1995 – Bill Tuiloma, New Zealand footballer
• 1997 – Lisa, Thai rapper^[6]

Deaths[edit]

• 710 – Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)^[7]
• 853 – Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (b. 778)
• 913 – Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang
• 913 – Zhang empress of Later Liang
• 916 – Alduin I, Frankish nobleman
• 965 – Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (born c. 890)^[8]
• 973 – Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (b. 900)
• 1045 – Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier
• 1184 – Giorgi III, King of Georgia^[9]
• 1248 – Maud Marshal, English countess (b. 1192)
• 1350 – Alfonso XI of Castile (b. 1312)
• 1378 – Pope Gregory XI (b. 1336)
• 1462 – Vasily II of Moscow (b. 1415)
• 1472 – Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (b. 1434)
• 1482 – Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1457)
• 1564 – Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1488)
• 1572 – Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (b. c. 1523)
• 1598 – Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (b. 1528)
• 1613 – Sigismund Báthory (b. 1573)^[10]
• 1615 – Margaret of Valois (b. 1553)
• 1621 – Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (b. 1554)
• 1624 – Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578)
• 1625 – James VI and I of the United Kingdom (b. 1566)
• 1635 – Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)
• 1676 – Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (b. 1597)
• 1679 – Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (b. 1640)
• 1697 – Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1603)
• 1729 – Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1679)
• 1757 – Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1717)
• 1770 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (b. 1696)
• 1848 – Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (b. 1805)
• 1849 – Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (b. 1776)
• 1850 – Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (b. 1797)
• 1864 – Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (b. 1800)
• 1869 – James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (b. 1795)
• 1875 – Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (b. 1808)
• 1875 – Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (b. 1803)
• 1878 – George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (b. 1811)
• 1886 – Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (b. 1800)
• 1889 – John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1811)
• 1890 – Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (b. 1803)
• 1898 – Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817)
• 1900 – Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817)
• 1910 – Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (b. 1835)
• 1913 – Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (b. 1830)
• 1918 – Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1838)
• 1918 – Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (b. 1881)
• 1921 – Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)
• 1922 – Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)
• 1923 – James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842)
• 1925 – Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
• 1926 – Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)
• 1926 – Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)
• 1927 – Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)
• 1927 – Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)
• 1928 – Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)
• 1931 – Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867)
• 1934 – Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1844)
• 1938 – William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1871)
• 1940 – Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1872)
• 1942 – Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (b. 1876)
• 1943 – George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1882)
• 1945 – Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (b. 1881)
• 1945 – Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1866)
• 1946 – Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (b. 1861)
• 1949 – Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (b. 1888)
• 1952 – Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (b. 1894)
• 1956 – Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (b. 1894)
• 1958 – Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (b. 1890)
• 1960 – Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (b. 1887)
• 1967 – Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1890)
• 1968 – Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)^[11]
• 1968 – Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
• 1972 – Lorenzo Wright, American athlete (b. 1926)^[12]
• 1973 – Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903)
• 1974 – Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (b. 1888)
• 1975 – Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (b. 1891)
• 1976 – Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (b. 1901)
• 1977 – Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (b. 1896)
• 1977 – Diana Hyland, American actress (b. 1936)
• 1977 – Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch airline pilot (b. 1927)
• 1978 – Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (b. 1902)
• 1978 – Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey (b. 1922)
• 1978 – Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1920)
• 1980 – Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
• 1981 – Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (b. 1898)
• 1982 – Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (b. 1929)
• 1987 – William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (b. 1916)
• 1988 – Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (b. 1919)
• 1989 – May Allison, American actress (b. 1890)
• 1989 – Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1898)
• 1990 – Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (b. 1908)
• 1991 – Aldo Ray, American actor (b. 1926)
• 1992 – Colin Gibson, English footballer (b. 1923)
• 1992 – Lang Hancock, Australian businessman (b. 1909)
• 1992 – James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (b. 1906)
• 1993 – Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1921)
• 1993 – Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (b. 1900)
• 1994 – Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (b. 1912)^[13]
• 1994 – Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (b. 1908)
• 1995 – René Allio, French director and screenwriter (b. 1924)
• 1997 – Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1906)
• 1997 – Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (b. 1903)
• 1998 – David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (b. 1917)
• 1999 – Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (b. 1946)
• 2000 – George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1914)
• 2000 – Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1942)
• 2002 – Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (b. 1908)
• 2002 – Dudley Moore, English actor (b. 1935)
• 2002 – Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
• 2003 – Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1926)
• 2004 – Robert Merle, French author (b. 1909)
• 2005 – Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (b. 1913)
• 2006 – Dan Curtis, American director and producer (b. 1928)
• 2006 – Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (b. 1921)
• 2006 – Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (b. 1924)
• 2006 – Neil Williams, English cricketer (b. 1962)
• 2007 – Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (b. 1926)
• 2007 – Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
• 2008 – Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (b. 1921)
• 2009 – Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (b. 1922)
• 2010 – Dick Giordano, American illustrator (b. 1932)
• 2011 – Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (b. 1931)
• 2011 – Farley Granger, American actor (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (b. 1929)
• 2013 – Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (b. 1923)
• 2013 – Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
• 2013 – Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1917)
• 2014 – Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (b. 1920)
• 2014 – James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1929)
• 2015 – Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (b. 1935)
• 2015 – T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (b. 1922)
• 2016 – Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (b. 1923)
• 2018 – Bert Nievera, Filipino-American singer (b. 1936)

Holidays and observances[edit]

• Christian feast day:
  • Alexander, a Pannonian soldier, martyred in 3rd century.
  • Amador of Portugal
  • Augusta of Treviso
  • Charles Henry Brent (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • Gelasius, Archbishop of Armagh
  • John of Egypt
  • Philetus
  • Romulus of Nîmes, a Benedictine abbot, martyred c. 730.
  • Rupert of Salzburg
  • Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia
  • March 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)
• Day of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania (Romania)^[14]
• International whisk(e)y day
• World Theatre Day (International)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to March 27.

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

• Historical Events on March 27
• Today in Canadian History