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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1309]] – [[Pope Clement V]] imposes [[excommunication]] and [[Interdict (Catholic canon law)|interdiction]] on [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized [[Ferrara]], a papal fiefdom.<ref>{{cite book | last = Menache | first = Sophia | title = Clement V | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | year = 1998 | isbn = 9780521521987 | page=145}}</ref> *[[1329]] – [[Pope John XXII]] issues his ''In Agro Dominico'' condemning some writings of [[Meister Eckhart]] as heretical.<ref>{{cite book | last = William | first = FirstName | title = On the power of emperors and popes | publisher = University of Durham Thoemmes Press | location = Durham, England Bristol, England Sterling, Va | year = 1998 | isbn = 9781855065529 | page=169}}</ref> *[[1513]] – Spanish explorer [[Juan Ponce de León]] reaches the northern end of [[The Bahamas]] on his first voyage to [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Redfern | first = Ron | title = Origins : the evolution of continents, oceans, and life | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | location = Norman, OK | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780806133591 | page=241}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1625]] – [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] becomes [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King of England, Scotland and Ireland]] as well as claiming the title [[English claims to the French throne|King of France]]. *[[1638]] – The first of four destructive [[1638 Calabrian earthquakes|Calabrian earthquakes]] strikes [[southern Italy]]. Measuring magnitude 6.8 and assigned a [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI, it kills 10,000–30,000 people.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Catastrophic 1638 earthquakes in Calabria (southern Italy): New insights from paleoseismological investigation|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|last1=Bosi|first1=Vittorio|volume=108|pages=ETG 1-1-ETG 1-20|last2=Galli|first2=Paolo|publisher=American Geophysical Union|issue=B1|doi=10.1029/2001JB001713|year=2003|bibcode=2003JGRB..108.2004G|s2cid=55937014 |doi-access=free}}</ref> *[[1782]] – The [[Second Rockingham ministry]] assumes office in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and begins negotiations to end the [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]]. *[[1794]] – The [[Federal government of the United States|United States Government]] establishes a permanent [[United States Navy|navy]] and authorizes the building of [[Original six frigates of the United States Navy|six frigates]]. *[[1809]] – [[Peninsular War]]: A combined [[First French Empire|Franco]]-[[Duchy of Warsaw|Polish]] force defeats the Spanish in the [[Battle of Ciudad Real]]. *[[1814]] – [[War of 1812]]: In central [[Alabama]], U.S. forces under General [[Andrew Jackson]] defeat the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] at the [[Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)|Battle of Horseshoe Bend]]. *[[1836]] – [[Texas Revolution]]: On the orders of General [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], the [[Mexican Army]] [[Goliad massacre|massacres]] 342 [[Texian Army]] POWs at [[Goliad, Texas]]. *[[1866]] – [[President of the United States|President of the United States of America]] [[Andrew Johnson]] vetoes the [[Civil Rights Act of 1866]]. His veto is overridden by [[United States Congress|Congress]] and the bill passes into law on April 9. *[[1871]] – The [[1871 England versus Scotland rugby union match|first]] international [[rugby football]] match, when [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] defeats [[England national rugby union team|England]] in [[Edinburgh]] at [[Raeburn Place]]. *[[1884]] – A mob in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], United States attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of [[manslaughter]] in what was seen as a clear case of [[murder]]; over the next few days the mob would [[Cincinnati riots of 1884|riot and burn down the courthouse]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kwasny|first=Mark V.|title=A Test for the Ohio National Guard: The Cincinnati Riot of 1884|journal=Ohio History|volume=98|date=Winter–Spring 1989|pages=25, 27–35}}</ref> *[[1886]] – [[Geronimo]], [[Apache]] warrior, surrenders to the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], ending the main phase of the [[Apache Wars]]. *[[1899]] – [[Emilio Aguinaldo]] leads [[Philippine Revolutionary Army|Filipino forces]] for the only time during the [[Philippine–American War]] at the [[Battle of Marilao River]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Urwin | first = Gregory | title = The United States infantry: an illustrated history, 1775-1918 | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | location = Norman, Okla | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780806132174 | page=144}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Philippine–American War]]: [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], leader of the [[First Philippine Republic]], is captured by the Americans.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=26|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> *[[1912]] – First Lady [[Helen Herron Taft|Helen Taft]] and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino [[Cherry|cherry trees]] on the northern bank of the [[Potomac River]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the origin of the [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-27 | title=Today in History - March 27 | website=[[Library of Congress]] }}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Typhoid Mary]], the first [[Asymptomatic carrier|healthy carrier]] of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in [[quarantine]] for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life. *[[1918]] – The National Council of [[Bessarabia]] proclaims [[Union of Bessarabia with Romania|union]] with the [[Kingdom of Romania]]. *[[1933]] – [[Japanese invasion of Manchuria]]: Japan leaves the [[League of Nations]] after it approves the [[Lytton Report]] that ruled in favour of China.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Field |first1=Frederick V. |title=American Far Eastern Policy, 1931-1937 |journal=Pacific Affairs |date=1937 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=377–392 |doi=10.2307/2750622 |jstor=2750622 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2750622 |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Taierzhuang]] begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan. *[[1941]] – [[World War II]]: [[Yugoslav Air Force]] officers topple the [[Axis powers|pro-Axis]] [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|government]] in a [[Yugoslav coup d'état|bloodless coup]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Erickson | first = John | title = Barbarossa: the Axis and the Allies | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | location = Edinburgh | year = 1994 | isbn = 9780748605040 | page=34}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[The Holocaust]]: [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Vichy France]] begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from [[Drancy internment camp]] to [[Extermination camp|German extermination camps]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-holocaust-and-world-war-ii-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref> *[[1943]] – World War II: [[Battle of the Komandorski Islands]]: In the [[Aleutian Islands]] the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a [[garrison]] at [[Kiska]]. *[[1945]] – World War II: [[Operation Starvation]], the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina [[Argentina during World War II|declares war]] on the Axis Powers. *[[1958]] – [[Nikita Khrushchev]] becomes [[Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union]]. *[[1964]] – The [[1964 Alaska earthquake|Good Friday earthquake]], the most powerful earthquake recorded in [[North America]]n history at a [[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] of 9.2 strikes [[Southcentral Alaska]], killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]]. *[[1975]] – Construction of the [[Trans-Alaska Pipeline System]] begins. *[[1976]] – The first section of the [[Washington Metro]] opens to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 November 2013 |title=Washington, DC Metro System Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/us/dc-metro-system-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2022-01-11 |website=CNN}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Tenerife airport disaster]]: Two [[Boeing 747]] [[airliner]]s collide on a foggy runway on [[Tenerife]] in the [[Canary Islands]], killing 583 (all 248 on [[KLM]] and 335 on [[Pan Am]]). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. *[[1980]] – The Norwegian oil platform ''[[Alexander L. Kielland (platform)|Alexander L. Kielland]]'' collapses in the [[North Sea]], killing 123 of its crew of 212.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lancaster | first = J. F. | title = Handbook of structural welding : processes, materials and methods used in the welding of major structures, pipelines and process plant | publisher = Books24x7.com | location = Norwood Mass | year = 2005 | isbn = 9781855733435 | page=401}}</ref> *[[1981]] – The [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] movement in Poland stages a [[1981 warning strike in Poland|warning strike]], in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. *[[1986]] – A [[car bomb]] explodes outside [[Russell Street bombing|Russell Street Police HQ]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people. *[[1990]] – The United States begins broadcasting [[Cuban dissident movement|anti-Castro]] propaganda to [[Cuba]] on [[TV Martí]]. *[[1993]] – [[Jiang Zemin]] is appointed [[President of the People's Republic of China]]. * 1993 – Italian former minister and [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] leader [[Giulio Andreotti]] is accused of [[Sicilian Mafia|mafia]] allegiance by the tribunal of [[Palermo]]. *[[1998]] – The [[Food and Drug Administration]] approves [[Viagra]] for use as a treatment for [[erectile dysfunction]], the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. *[[1999]] – [[Kosovo War]]: An American [[Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk]] is [[1999 F-117A shootdown|shot down]] by a [[Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav Army]] SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. *[[2000]] – A [[2000 Phillips explosion|Phillips Petroleum plant explosion]] in [[Pasadena, Texas]] kills one person and injures 71 others. *[[2002]] – [[Passover massacre]]: A [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] kills 29 people at a [[Passover Seder|Passover seder]] in [[Netanya]], Israel. * 2002 – [[Nanterre massacre]]: In [[Nanterre]], France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured. *[[2004]] – {{HMS|Scylla|F71|6}}, a decommissioned [[Leander-class frigate|''Leander''-class frigate]], is sunk as an artificial reef off [[Cornwall]], the first of its kind in Europe. *[[2009]] – The dam forming [[Situ Gintung]], an artificial lake in [[Indonesia]], fails, killing at least 99 people. *[[2014]] – [[Government of the Philippines|Philippines]] signs a [[Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro|peace accord]] with the largest Muslim rebel group, the [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]], ending decades of [[Moro insurgency in the Philippines|conflict]]. *[[2015]] – [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabab]] militants [[Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack|attack and temporarily occupy]] a [[Mogadishu]] hotel leaving at least 20 people dead. *[[2016]] – A [[2016 Lahore suicide bombing|suicide blast]] in [[Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park]], [[Lahore]] claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christians]] celebrating [[Easter]]. *[[2020]] – [[North Macedonia]] becomes the 30th member of [[NATO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_174589.htm|title=North Macedonia joins NATO as 30th Ally|website=NATO}}</ref> *[[2023]] – Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in [[2023 Nashville school shooting|a mass shooting]] at the Covenant School in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=At least 3 children and 3 adults killed in Nashville elementary school shooting |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/nashville-shooting-covenant-school-03-27-23/index.html |website=CNN |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> *2023 – Forty people are killed [[Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire|in a fire at a migrant detention facility]] in [[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/official-details-deadly-fire-migrant-center-mexico-challenged-investig-rcna144504|title=Report challenges official details of deadly fire at migrant center in Mexico|first=Albinson|last=Linares|location=Mexico City|work=NBC News|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref> ==Births== <!-- Please do not add yourself to the list of births --> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1401]] – [[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria|Albert III]], duke of Bavaria (d. 1460) *[[1416]] – [[Francis of Paola]], Italian friar and saint, founded [[Order of the Minims]] (d. 1507) *[[1509]] – [[Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]], German nobleman (d. 1578)<ref>{{cite book |last=Haarmann |first=Torsten |title=Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge |language=de |location=Werl |publisher=Börde-Verlag |date=2014 |series=Deutsche Fürstenhäuser |volume=Heft 35 |pages=48 |isbn=978-3-981-4458-2-4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=46 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref> *[[1546]] – [[Johannes Piscator]], German theologian (d. 1625) ===1601–1900=== *[[1627]] – [[Stephen Fox]], English politician (d. 1716) *[[1676]] – [[Francis II Rákóczi]], Hungarian prince (b. 1676) *[[1679]] – [[Domenico Lalli]], Italian poet and librettist (d. 1741) *[[1681]] – [[Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero]], Spanish-Italian cardinal (d. 1760) *[[1702]] – [[Johann Ernst Eberlin]], German organist and composer (d. 1762) *[[1710]] – [[Joseph Abaco]], Belgian cellist and composer (d. 1805) *[[1712]] – [[Claude Bourgelat]], French surgeon and author (d. 1779) *[[1714]] – [[Francesco Antonio Zaccaria]], Italian historian and theologian (d. 1795) *[[1724]] – [[Jane Colden]], American botanist and author (d. 1766) *[[1746]] – [[Michael Bruce (poet)|Michael Bruce]], Scottish poet and composer (d. 1767) * 1746 – [[Carlo Buonaparte]], Corsican-French lawyer and politician (d. 1785) *[[1765]] – [[Franz Xaver von Baader]], German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841) *[[1781]] – [[Alexander Vostokov]], Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (d. 1864) *[[1784]] – [[Sándor Kőrösi Csoma]], Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (d. 1842) *[[1785]] – [[Louis XVII of France]] (d. 1795) *[[1797]] – [[Alfred de Vigny]], French author, poet, and playwright (d. 1863) *[[1801]] – [[Alexander Barrow]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1846) *[[1802]] – [[Charles-Mathias Simons]], German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (d. 1874) *[[1809]] – [[Georges-Eugène Haussmann]], French engineer, urban planner, and politician (d. 1891) *[[1811]] – [[Edward William Cooke]], English painter and illustrator (d. 1880) *[[1814]] – [[Charles Mackay (author)|Charles Mackay]], Scottish journalist, anthologist, and author (d. 1889) *[[1820]] – [[Edward Augustus Inglefield]], English admiral and explorer (d. 1894) *[[1822]] – [[Henri Murger]], French novelist and poet (d. 1861) *[[1824]] – [[Virginia Minor]], American women's suffrage activist (d. 1894) *[[1839]] – [[John Ballance]], Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]] (d. 1893) *[[1843]] – [[George Frederick Leycester Marshall]], English colonel and entomologist (d. 1934) *[[1844]] – [[Adolphus Greely]], American general and explorer, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (d. 1935) *[[1845]] – [[Wilhelm Röntgen]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1923) * 1845 – [[Jakob Sverdrup (politician)|Jakob Sverdrup]], Norwegian bishop and politician, [[Minister of Education and Research (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs]] (d. 1899) *[[1847]] – [[Otto Wallach]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1931) *[[1851]] – [[Ruperto Chapí]], Spanish composer, co-founded [[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores]] (d. 1909) * 1851 – [[Vincent d'Indy]], French composer and educator (d. 1931) *[[1852]] – [[Jan van Beers (artist)|Jan van Beers]], Belgian painter and illustrator (d. 1927) *[[1854]] – [[Giovanni Battista Grassi]], Italian physician, zoologist, and entomologist (d. 1925) *[[1855]] – [[William Libbey]], American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist (d. 1927) *[[1857]] – [[Karl Pearson]], English mathematician, eugenicist, and academic (d. 1936) *[[1859]] – [[George Giffen]], Australian cricketer and footballer (d. 1927) *[[1860]] – [[Frank Frost Abbott]], American-Swiss scholar and academic (d. 1924) *[[1862]] – [[Jelena Dimitrijević]], Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polyglot (d. 1945) * 1862 – [[Arturo Berutti]], Argentinian composer (d. 1938) *[[1863]] – [[Henry Royce]], English engineer and businessman, founded [[Rolls-Royce Limited]] (d. 1933) *[[1866]] – [[John Allan (Australian politician)|John Allan]], Australian politician, 29th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1936) *[[1868]] – [[Patty Hill]], American songwriter and educator (d. 1946) *[[1869]] – [[James McNeill]], Irish politician, 2nd [[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]] (d. 1938) * 1869 – [[J. R. Clynes]], English trade unionist and politician, [[Home Secretary]] (d. 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, [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)|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 (rower)|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 (magician)|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–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Carl Barks]], American illustrator and screenwriter (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators |date=2006 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=978-1-55783-671-7 |page=20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FVShFCjVzvIC&pg=PA20 |language=en}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Erich Ollenhauer]], German politician (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite web |title=Erich Ollenhauer |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100249775 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=12 November 2022 |language=en }}</ref> * 1901 – [[Eisaku Satō]], Japanese politician, [[Prime Minister of Japan]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 1974 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1974/sato/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref> * 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)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leif Trondstad - professor and WWII hero - NTNU|url=https://www.ntnu.no/forskning/kjentealumni/tronstad|access-date=2021-01-14|website=www.ntnu.no}}</ref> * 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) * 1917 – [[Mary Watt]], New Zealand landscape architect and gardener (d. 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watt, Muriel Mary, 1917-2005 |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22420830 |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> *[[1920]] – [[Colin Rowe]], English-American architect, theorist and academic (d. 1999) *[[1921]] – [[Phil Chess]], Polish-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 (footballer, born 1924)|Ian Black]], Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (d. 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/ian-black-23018/|title=Ian Black|website=11v11.com|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Margaret K. Butler]], American mathematician and computer programmer (d. 2013) *[[1926]] – [[Frank O'Hara]], American writer (d. 1966) * 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 (d. 2024) *[[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) * 1934 – [[Ioannis Palaiokrassas]], Greek politician (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.skai.gr/news/greece/efyge-apo-ti-zoi-se-ilikia-85-eton-o-ioannis-palaiokrassas | title=Έφυγε από τη ζωή σε ηλικία 85 ετών ο Ιωάννης Παλαιοκρασσάς | ΣΚΑΪ | date=2 October 2021 }}</ref> *[[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 (d. 2021) *[[1939]] – [[Jay Kim]], South Korean-American engineer and politician * 1939 – [[Cale Yarborough]], American race car driver and businessman (d. 2023) *[[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, [[Federal Ministry of the Interior (Austria)|Austrian Minister of the Interior]] (d. 2006) *[[1942]] – [[Michael Jackson (writer)|Michael Jackson]], English journalist and author (d. 2007) * 1942 – [[John Sulston]], English biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2018) * 1942 – [[Michael York]], English actor *[[1943]] – [[Mike Curtis (American football)|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) * [[1946]] – [[Andy Bown]], British singer, songwriter and musician<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statusquo.co.uk/quo.htm#.V8oOiJgrLy0 |title=The Official Site - Band Members |publisher=Status Quo |access-date=1 July 2017 |archive-date=28 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428052353/http://www.statusquo.co.uk/quo.htm#.V8oOiJgrLy0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Oliver Friggieri]], Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher (d. 2020) * 1947 – [[Brian Jones (aeronaut)|Brian Jones]], English balloonist and pilot * 1947 – [[Walt Mossberg]], American journalist * 1947 – [[Doug Wilkerson]], American football player (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite web|title=On this Date 1947 - HOF Doug Wilkerson Born|publisher=North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame|url=https://www.ncshof.org/news_article/show/901880|access-date=January 9, 2023}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Jens-Peter Bonde]], Danish lawyer and politician (d. 2021) *[[1950]] – [[Tony Banks (musician)|Tony Banks]], English keyboardist and songwriter * 1950 – [[Petros Efthymiou]], Greek academic and politician, [[Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs|Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs]] * 1950 – [[Maria Ewing]], American soprano (d. 2022) * 1950 – [[Terry Yorath]], Welsh international footballer and international manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=8755|title=Terry Yorath|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=19 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1951]] – [[Andrei Kozyrev]], Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia]] * 1951 – [[Chris Stewart (author)|Chris Stewart]], English musician and author *[[1952]] – [[Annemarie Moser-Pröll]], Austrian skier * 1952 – [[Maria Schneider (actress)|Maria Schneider]], French actress (d. 2011) *[[1953]] – [[Herman Ponsteen]], Dutch cyclist *[[1954]] – [[Gerard Batten]], English lawyer and politician *[[1955]] – [[Patrick McCabe (novelist)|Patrick McCabe]], Irish writer * 1955 – [[Mariano Rajoy]], Spanish lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of Spain]] * 1955 – [[Susan Neiman]], 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 <!-- surname is Radiguès --> *[[1959]] – [[Andrew Farriss]], Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist * 1959 – [[Ivan Savvidis]], Russian-Greek oligarch and politician<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.paokfc.gr/en/the-club/the-president/ | title=Ivan Savvidis }}</ref> *[[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 (author)|John O'Farrell]], English journalist and author * 1962 – [[Brad Wright (basketball)|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 – [[Georgios Katrougalos]], Greek jurist and politician<ref>{{cite web |title=George Katrougalos - Democritus University of Thrace |url=https://duth.academia.edu/GeorgeKatrougalos/CurriculumVitae |website=Academia |access-date=20 June 2023 |format=CV}}</ref> * 1963 – [[Filippos Sachinidis]], Greek-Canadian economist and politician * 1963 – [[Gary Stevens (footballer, born 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 (athlete)|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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031119/1969-04-10/ed-1/seq-15/|title=The Long-Islander. (Huntington [N.Y.]) 1839-current, April 10, 1969, Image 15|date=April 10, 1969|issue=1969/04/10|pages=15|via=nyshistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Leila Pahlavi]], Princess of Iran (d. 2001) * 1970 – [[Derek Aucoin]], Canadian baseball player (d. 2020) * 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 (singer)|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 * 1977 – [[Ioannis Melissanidis]], Greek artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30339 | title=Olympedia – Ioannis Melissanidis }}</ref> *[[1978]] – [[Gabriel Paraschiv]], Romanian footballer * 1978 – [[Marius Bakken]], Norwegian runner * 1978 – [[Amélie Cocheteux]], French tennis player *[[1979]] – [[Tom Palmer (rugby union)|Tom Palmer]], English rugby union player * 1979 – [[Mohsen Moeini]], Iranian author and director * 1979 – [[Imran Tahir]], Pakistani-South African cricketer * 1979 – [[Jennifer Wilson (field hockey)|Jennifer Wilson]], Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player *[[1980]] – [[Sean Ryan (tight end)|Sean Ryan]], American football player * 1980 – [[Michaela Paštiková]], Czech tennis player * 1980 – [[Maksim Shevchenko (footballer, born 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 * 1981 – [[Cacau]], Brazilian-German footballer<ref>Cacau, Profile, FIFA Tournaments – Players & Coaches https://archive.today/20151016100405/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=312546/index.html</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Shawn Beveney]], Guyanese footballer *[[1983]] – [[Yuliya Golubchikova]], Russian pole vaulter * 1983 – [[Vasily Koshechkin]], Russian ice hockey player * 1983 – [[Román Martínez (footballer, born 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 (athlete)|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 (rugby league)|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 *[[1991]] – [[London on da Track]], American record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=London On Da Track |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/london-on-da-track/885621068 |website=Apple Music |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Marc Muniesa]], Spanish footballer *[[1993]] – [[Brandon Nimmo]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Nimmo Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight ... |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/brandon-nimmo-607043 |website=MLB.com |access-date=March 26, 2024}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Bill Tuiloma]], New Zealand footballer *[[1997]] – [[Lisa (rapper)|Lisa]], Thai rapper and dancer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3003466/4-reasons-why-we-love-lisa-k-pop-girl-group-blackpinks|first=Caspar|last=Li|title=4 reasons why we love Lisa, Blackpink's youngest member|date=March 27, 2019|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=May 21, 2019|archive-date=January 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106054720/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3003466/4-reasons-why-we-love-lisa-k-pop-girl-group-blackpinks|url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Giannis Bouzoukis]], Greek footballer<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=103088 | title=Giannis Bouzoukis | Football Stats | OF Iraklion Crete | Age 24 | Soccer Base }}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Jesser]], American YouTuber<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1375840041797255173 |user=Jesser |title=🎂 22 🎂 |date=March 27, 2021 |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Alex O'Connor]], English media personality<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1773121428277096804 |user=CosmicSkeptic |title=It's my birthday today, but I have a gift for you [...] |first=O'Connor |last=Alex |date=27 March 2024 |access-date=17 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kornhaber |first=Spencer |date=23 January 2025 |title=America Is Divided. It Makes for Tremendous Content. |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2025/01/jubilee-media-profile/681411/ |access-date=17 March 2025 |magazine=[[The Atlantic]]}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Halle Bailey]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wood|first=Mikael|date=June 23, 2016|title=Destiny's next children? How Beyoncé helped propel Chloe x Halle to the BET Experience|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-bet-experience-chloe-x-halle-20160623-snap-story.html|access-date=August 5, 2020|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=March 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316183738/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-bet-experience-chloe-x-halle-20160623-snap-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2000 – [[Sophie Nélisse]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite news|title=Monitor|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=Jun 1–9, 2012|issue=1209/1210|page=35}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Natanael Cano]], Mexican rapper and singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Natanael Cano |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/natanael-cano/1406984792 |website=Apple Music |access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Daria Snigur]], Ukrainian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daria Snigur {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327845/daria-snigur |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> <!--Please do not add yourself, non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not rely on "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[710]] – [[Rupert of Salzburg]], Austrian bishop and saint (b. 660)<ref>{{cite book|author=J.C. Cooper|title=Dictionary of Christianity|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZC3AQAAQBAJ&pg=PA235|date=23 October 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-26546-6|pages=235–}}</ref> * [[853]] – [[Haymo of Halberstadt]], German bishop and author (b. 778) * [[913]] – [[Du Xiao]], chancellor of [[Later Liang (Five Dynasties)|Later Liang]] * 913 – [[Empress Zhang (Later Liang)|Zhang]] empress of Later Liang * [[916]] – [[Alduin I of Angoulême|Alduin I]], Frankish nobleman * [[965]] – [[Arnulf I, Count of Flanders]] (b. c. 890)<ref>{{cite book|author1=H. E. L. Mellersh|author2=Neville Williams|title=Chronology of World History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PCcOAQAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-155-7}}</ref> * [[973]] – [[Hermann Billung]], Frankish lieutenant (b. 900) *[[1045]] – [[Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i]], Fatimid vizier *[[1184]] – [[George III of Georgia|Giorgi III]], King of Georgia<ref>{{cite book|author=Alexander Mikaberidze|title=Historical Dictionary of Georgia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JNNQCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA332|date=6 February 2015|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-4146-6|pages=332–}}</ref> *[[1248]] – [[Maud Marshal]], English countess (b. 1192) *[[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, [[List of Ottoman Grand Viziers|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) ===1601–1900=== *[[1613]] – [[Sigismund Báthory]] (b. 1573)<ref>{{cite book |last=Szabó |first=Péter Károly |editor1-last=Gujdár |editor1-first=Noémi |editor2-last=Szatmáry |editor2-first=Nóra |title=Magyar királyok nagykönyve: Uralkodóink, kormányzóink és az erdélyi fejedelmek életének és tetteinek képes története ''[Encyclopedia of the Kings of Hungary: An Illustrated History of the Life and Deeds of Our Monarchs, Regents and the Princes of Transylvania]'' |publisher=Reader's Digest |year=2012 |chapter=Báthory Zsigmond |isbn=978-963-289-214-6 |language=hu |page=186}}</ref> *[[1615]] – [[Margaret of Valois]] (b. 1553)<ref>{{cite web |title=Margaret Of Valois {{!}} queen consort of Navarre {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-of-Valois |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=15 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1621]] – [[Benedetto Giustiniani]], Italian cardinal (b. 1554) *[[1624]] – [[Ulrik of Denmark (1578–1624)|Ulrik of Denmark]], Danish prince-bishop (b. 1578) *[[1625]] – [[James VI and I]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1566)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - James I and VI |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/james_i_vi.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> *[[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 [[List of Governors General of Canada|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 (publisher)|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, Edinburgh (Episcopal)|St Mary's Cathedral]] (b. 1811) *[[1886]] – [[Henry Taylor (dramatist)|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) *[[1897]] – [[Andreas Anagnostakis]], Greek ophthalmologist, physician, and educator (b. 1826)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iator.gr/2015/03/27/andreas-anagnostakis/ | title=Ανδρέας Αναγνωστάκης 1826 – 1897 | date=27 March 2015 }}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Syed Ahmad Khan]], Indian philosopher and activist (b. 1817) *[[1900]] – [[Joseph A. Campbell]], American businessman, founded the [[Campbell Soup Company]] (b. 1817) ===1901–present=== *[[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 (composer)|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 (psychologist)|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) *1940 – [[Dan Kolov]], Bulgarian professional wrestler (b. 1892)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saalbach |first=Axel |title=Dan Koloff - Yearly Statistics @ Wrestlingdata.com |url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=3891&bild=1&details=4&statart=0 |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=wrestlingdata.com |language=English}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Julio González (sculptor)|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 in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1890) *[[1968]] – [[Yuri Gagarin]], Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1934)<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuri Gagarin {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Yuri-Gagarin |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=31 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Vladimir Seryogin]], Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1922) *[[1972]] – [[Lorenzo Wright]], American athlete (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wr/lorenzo-wright-1.html|title=Lorenzo Wright Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|date=April 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105919/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wr/lorenzo-wright-1.html|archive-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> *[[1973]] – [[Mikhail Kalatozov]], Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (b. 1903) *[[1974]] – [[Eduardo Santos Montejo|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, [[List of Ministers-President of Hesse|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 (writer)|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 (footballer, born 1923)|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)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ogilvie |first1=Marilyn |last2=Harvey |first2=Joy |author-link=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie| author2-link=Joy Harvey |title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives From Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century |date=2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-96342-2 |page=1716 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FlxsBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1716 |language=en}}</ref> * 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 (ice hockey)|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 (composer)|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 (cricketer)|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 in Physiology or Medicine|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) *[[2024]] – [[Daniel Kahneman]], Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-27 |title=Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate who upended economics, dies at 90 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/03/27/daniel-kahneman-dead/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Joe Lieberman]], American politician and lawyer (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tapper |first=Jake |date=2024-03-27 |title=Former Sen. Joe Lieberman has died {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/politics/joe-lieberman/index.html |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> *[[2025]] – [[Christina McKelvie]], Scottish politician (b. 1968)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cochrane |first=Angus |date=March 27, 2025 |title=Christina McKelvie: John Swinney leads tributes to SNP minister |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7e10p4nr1o |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> <!--Please do not add non-notable people, fictional characters, or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence. If there are multiple people in the same birth year, put them in alphabetical order. Do not rely on "this year in history" websites for accurate date information.--> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Easter]] ([[Palmarian Church]]) **Alexander, a [[Pannonia (Roman province)|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 (martyr)|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]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.agerpres.ro/documentare/2019/03/27/27-martie-1918-ziua-unirii-basarabiei-cu-romania--280919|title=27 martie 1918 - Ziua Unirii Basarabiei cu România|newspaper=[[Agerpres]]|date=27 March 2019|language=ro}}</ref> *[[World Theatre Day]] ([[International observance|International]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/27 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=3|day=27}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/march/27 Historical Events on March 27] {{months}} [[Category:Days of March]]
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