On this day: April 27
Events
Battle of DunbarApril 27, 1296 · Wars & Conflicts- Battle of MactanApril 27, 1521 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of BicoccaApril 27, 1522 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of CullodenApril 27, 1746 · Wars & Conflicts
Electorate of BadenApril 27, 1803 – July 12, 1806 · World History
1908 Summer OlympicsApril 27, 1908 – October 31, 1908 · Sports
Release of ChangApril 27, 1927 · Film
Release of ShoeshineApril 27, 1946 · Film
Founding of Magnum PhotosApril 27, 1947 · Companies
Release of Drunken AngelApril 27, 1948 · Film
Founding of China Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd.April 27, 1961 · Companies
Saur RevolutionApril 27, 1978 – April 28, 1978 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Never Let Me DownApril 27, 1987 · Music
Release of Final Fantasy IIIApril 27, 1990 · Gaming
Federal Republic of YugoslaviaApril 27, 1992 – February 4, 2003 · World History
Release of Kirby's Dream LandApril 27, 1992 · Gaming- Release of MezzanineApril 27, 1998 · Music
Release of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's MaskApril 27, 2000 · Gaming- Release of With TeethApril 27, 2005 · Music
- Release of The IllusionistApril 27, 2006 · Film
- Release of B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby RayApril 27, 2010 · Music
- Release of Kerbal Space ProgramApril 27, 2015 · Gaming
Born on this day
Claude GillotApril 27, 1673 – May 4, 1722 · Art
Nikolay NovikovApril 27, 1744 – July 31, 1818 · Culture
Adamantios KoraisApril 27, 1748 – April 6, 1833 · Culture
Mary WollstonecraftApril 27, 1759 – September 10, 1797 · Culture
Charles Robert CockerellApril 27, 1788 – September 17, 1863 · Culture
Samuel Finley Breese MorseApril 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872 · Technology
Friedrich von FlotowApril 27, 1812 – January 24, 1883 · Music
Ulysses S. GrantApril 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885 · Politics
Mary WardApril 27, 1827 – August 31, 1869 · Science
Paul GordanApril 27, 1837 – December 21, 1912 · Science
Edward WhymperApril 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911 · Exploration
Theodor KittelsenApril 27, 1857 – January 21, 1914 · Art
Archibald LeitchApril 27, 1865 – April 25, 1939 · Culture- Robert WieneApril 27, 1873 – July 15, 1938 · Film
Maurice de BroglieApril 27, 1875 – July 14, 1960 · Science
Móric EsterházyApril 27, 1881 – June 26, 1960 · Music
Wallace CarothersApril 27, 1896 – April 29, 1937 · Science
Walter LantzApril 27, 1899 – March 22, 1994 · Film
Renato RascelApril 27, 1912 – January 2, 1991 · Film
Philip AbelsonApril 27, 1913 – August 1, 2004 · Science
Jack KlugmanApril 27, 1922 – December 24, 2012 · Film
Yevgeny MorgunovApril 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999 · Film
Enzo MariApril 27, 1932 – October 19, 2020 · Culture
Thodoros AngelopoulosApril 27, 1935 – January 24, 2012 · Film
Valeri PolyakovApril 27, 1942 – September 7, 2022 · Space
Gordon HaskellApril 27, 1946 – October 16, 2020 · Music
Pete HamApril 27, 1947 – April 24, 1975 · Music
Ace FrehleyApril 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025 · Music
Ellen S. BakerApril 27, 1953 – present · Space
Arielle DombasleApril 27, 1953 – present · Film
Andrew FireApril 27, 1959 – present · Science
Edvard MoserApril 27, 1962 – present · Science
Matt ReevesApril 27, 1966 – present · Film
Cristian MungiuApril 27, 1968 – present · Film
Hannes Þór HalldórssonApril 27, 1984 – present · Film
Patrick StumpApril 27, 1984 – present · Music
Samantha Ruth PrabhuApril 27, 1987 – present · Film