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April 27th


- Christian Feast Day
- Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces (Slovenia)
- Freedom Day (South Africa)
UnFreedom Day (South Africa, unofficial)
- Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
- Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Togo from France in 1960.
- National War Veterans' Day (Finland)
- World Graphic Design Day (Communication design discipline)

April 27th


- 2007 - Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy with Russia.
- 2006 - Construction begins on the Freedom Tower for the new World Trade Center in New York City.
- 2005 - The superjumbo jet aircraft Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse, France.
- 2002 - The last successful telemetry from the NASA space probe Pioneer 10.
- 1996 - The 1996 Lebanon war ends.
- 1994 - South African general election, 1994: The first democratic general election in South Africa, in which black citizens could vote.
- 1993 - All members of the Zambia national football team lose their lives in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon in route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Senegal.
- 1992 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, comprising Serbia and Montenegro, is proclaimed.
- 1992 - Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected Speaker of the British House of Commons in its 700-year history.
- 1992 - Russia and 12 other former Soviet republics become members of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
- 1987 - The U.S. Department of Justice bars the Austrian President Kurt Waldheim from entering the United States, saying he had aided in the deportation and execution of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II.
- 1981 - Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.
- 1978 - Former United States President Nixon aide John D. Ehrlichman is released from an Arizona prison after serving 18 months for Watergate-related crimes.
- 1977 - 28 people are killed in the Guatemala City air disaster.
- 1974 - 10,000 march in Washington, D.C., calling for the impeachment of US President Richard Nixon
- 1967 - Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
- 1961 - Sierra Leone is granted its independence from the United Kingdom, with Milton Margai as the first Prime Minister.
- 1960 - Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship.
- 1959 - The last Canadian missionary leaves the People's Republic of China.
- 1950 - Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed formally segregating races.
- 1945 - World War II: German troops are finally expelled from Finnish Lapland.
- 1945 - World War II: Benito Mussolini is arrested by Italian partisans in Dongo, while attempting escape disguised as a German soldier.
- 1941 - World War II: German troops enter Athens.
- 1941 - World War II: The Communist Party of Slovenia, the Slovene Christian Socialists, the left-wing Slovene Sokols (also known as "National Democrats") and a group of progressive intellectuals establish the Liberation Front of the Slovenian People.
- 1936 - The United Auto Workers (UAW) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.
- 1927 - Carabineros de Chile (Chilean national police force and gendarmery) are created.
- 1914 - Honduras becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1911 - Following the resignation and death of William P. Frye, a compromise is reached to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
- 1909 - Sultan of Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II is overthrown, and is succeeded by his brother, Mehmed V.
- 1904 - The Australian Labor Party becomes the first such party to gain national government, under Chris Watson.
- 1865 - The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution.
- 1865 - The steamboat Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons.
- 1861 - President of the United States Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus.
- 1840 - Foundation stone for new Palace of Westminster, London, is laid by wife of Sir Charles Barry.
- 1813 - War of 1812: United States troops capture the capital of Upper Canada, York (present day Toronto, Canada).
- 1810 - Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise.
- 1805 - First Barbary War: United States Marines and Berbers attack the Tripolitan city of Derna (The "shores of Tripoli" part of the Marines' hymn).
- 1777 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Ridgefield: A British invasion force engages and defeats Continental Army regulars and militia irregulars at Ridgefield, Connecticut.
- 1773 - The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
- 1749 - First performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks in Green Park, London.
- 1667 - The blind and impoverished John Milton sells the copyright of Paradise Lost for Ł10.
- 1650 - The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army invades mainland Scotland from Orkney Island but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
- 1578 - Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
- 1565 - Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
- 1539 - Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
- 1521 - Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu.
- 1509 - Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
- 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England.
- 1124 - David I becomes King of Scots.

April 27th


- 1992 - Allison Iraheta, American singer
- 1989 - Emily Rios, American actress
- 1988 - Semyon Varlamov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1987 - William Moseley, British actor
- 1987 - Emma Taylor-Isherwood, Canadian actress
- 1987 - Elliott Shriane, Australian speed skater
- 1987 - Taylor Chorney, American ice hockey player
- 1986 - Elena Risteska, Macedonian singer
- 1986 - Dinara Safina, Russian Tennis player
- 1984 - Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
- 1984 - Pierre-Marc Bouchard, hockey player
- 1984 - Daniel Holdsworth, Australian Rugby League player
- 1983 - Ari Graynor, American actress
- 1982 - Katrina Johnson, American actress
- 1982 - Alexander Widiker, German rugby player
- 1981 - Fabrizio Faniello, Maltese singer
- 1981 - Joey Gathright, American baseball player
- 1981 - Patrik Gerrbrand, Swedish footballer
- 1980 - Christian Lara, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 - Ananda Mikola, Indonesian racing driver
- 1980 - Sybille Bammer, Austrian tennis player
- 1980 - Talitha Cummins, Australian journalist
- 1979 - Will Boyd, American musician
- 1979 - Natasha Chokljat, Australian netballer
- 1978 - Adamantia Kontogiorgi, Greek actress
- 1977 - Khalid Zoubaa, French runner
- 1976 - Sally Hawkins, English film actress
- 1976 - Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
- 1976 - Olaf Tufte, Norwegian rower
- 1976 - Faisal Saif, Indian Director, Writer
- 1976 - Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer and composer
- 1975 - Rabih Abdullah, former National Football League player
- 1975 - Chris Carpenter, American baseball player
- 1975 - Pedro Feliz, Dominican baseball player
- 1974 - Johnny Devine, Canadian professional wrestler
- 1974 - Richard Johnson, Australian footballer
- 1974 - Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
- 1973 - Duko Adamovi?, Serbian footballer
- 1973 - Andre Gower, American actor
- 1973 - Sébastien Lareau, French Canadian professional tennis player
- 1972 - Mehmet Kurtulu?, German-Turkish actor
- 1972 - David Lascher, American actor
- 1972 - Nigel Barker, English fashion photographer
- 1972 - Maura West, American actress
- 1971 - Tess Daly, British television presenter
- 1970 - Kylie Travis, English actress and model
- 1969 - Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
- 1969 - Darcey Bussell, British ballerina
- 1969 - Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer
- 1969 - Mica Paris, British singer and presenter
- 1967 - Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, Dutch heir apparent
- 1967 - Aki Avni, Israeli entertainer
- 1967 - Tommy Smith, Scottish jazz musician
- 1967 - Erik Thomson, Australian actor
- 1967 - Jason Whitlock, American sportswriter
- 1966 - Matt Reeves, American film writer, director and producer
- 1964 - Michael Mahonen, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter
- 1964 - Lisa Wilcox, American actress
- 1963 - Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
- 1963 - Russell T Davies, Welsh television writer and executive producer of Doctor Who
- 1962 - James LeGros, American actor
- 1962 - Im Sang-soo, an award winning South Korean film director and screenwriter
- 1962 - Ángel Comizzo, Argentine footballer
- 1960 - Mike Krushelnyski, Montreal ice hockey player
- 1959 - Sheena Easton, Scottish singer
- 1959 - Louis Lortie, French Canadian concert pianist
- 1959 - Neil Pearson, British actor
- 1957 - Eric Bristow, English darts player
- 1957 - Rosanna Scotto, American news anchor
- 1957 - Michel Barrette, Canadian actor and stand-up comedian
- 1956 - Douglas P., English musician (Death in June, Crisis)
- 1956 - Bryan Harvey, American musician (d. 2006)
- 1954 - Herman Edwards, Pro Football Analyst and Former NFL Player and Head Coach
- 1953 - Arielle Dombasle, French singer and actress
- 1952 - George Gervin, American basketball player
- 1952 - Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver
- 1952 - Larry Elder, American political commentator
- 1951 - Ace Frehley, American musician (Kiss)
- 1949 - Grant Chapman, Australian politician
- 1948 - Frank William Abagnale, Jr., con artist turned security consultant.
- 1948 - Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's)
- 1948 - Amrit Bohra, Nepalese politician
- 1947 - Ann Peebles, American singer
- 1947 - George Kenneth Butterfield, American politician
- 1947 - Peter Ham, Welsh singer and songwriter (Badfinger) (d. 1975)
- 1947 - Keith Magnuson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
- 1945 - August Wilson, American playwright (d. 2005)
- 1945 - Helen Hodgman, Australian novelist
- 1944 - Michael Fish, British former weather forecaster
- 1944 - Cuba Gooding, Sr., American musician (The Main Ingredient)
- 1943 - Helmut Marko, Austrian racing driver
- 1942 - Jim Keltner, American drummer
- 1941 - Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
- 1941 - Pat Choate, American economist
- 1941 - Jennings Michael Burch, American author
- 1939 - Judy Carne, British actress and comedian
- 1939 - Jerry Mercer, drummer for Canadian rock band April Wine from 1973-2008.
- 1939 - Stanislaw Dziwisz, Polish Cardinal
- 1938 - Earl Anthony, American bowler (d. 2001)
- 1938 - Alain Caron, Quebec ice hockey player (d. 1986)
- 1937 - Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)
- 1937 - Robin Eames, Northern Irish clergyman
- 1936 - Geoffrey Shovelton, English opera singer
- 1935 - Theodoros Angelopoulos, Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer
- 1932 - Anouk Aimée, French actress
- 1932 - Pik Botha, South African politician
- 1932 - Casey Kasem, American disc jockey
- 1932 - Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)
- 1931 - Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist
- 1927 - Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 2006)
- 1927 - Joe Moakley, American politician (d. 2001)
- 1927 - Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (d. 1988)
- 1922 - Martin Gray, Polish-born American writer, holocaust survivor
- 1922 - Jack Klugman, American actor
- 1921 - John Stott, British theologian and clergyman
- 1920 - Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)
- 1920 - Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet
- 1920 - Mark Krasnosel'skii, Russian-Ukrainian mathematician (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Sten Rudholm, Swedish jurist, member of the Swedish Academy (d. 2008)
- 1916 - Enos Slaughter, American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1913 - Philip Hauge Abelson, American physicist (d. 2004)
- 1913 - Luz Long, German athlete (d. 1943)
- 1912 - Zohra Segal, Indian stage and film actress
- 1910 - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)
- 1906 - Yórgos Theotokás, Greek novelist (d. 1966)
- 1904 - Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (d. 1972)
- 1904 - Nikos Zachariadis, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (d. 1973)
- 1903 - Horace Stoneham, American Major League Baseball team owner (d. 1990)
- 1899 - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (d. 1994)
- 1896 - Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (d. 1963)
- 1894 - George Petty, WWII Pin-Up Artist (d. 1975)
- 1894 - Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d. 1995)
- 1893 - Dragoljub Mihailovi?, commandant of the Yugoslav Royal Army in the Fatherland (d. 1946)
- 1893 - Allen Sothoron, American baseball player (d. 1939)
- 1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, Soviet composer (d. 1953)
- 1888 - Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
- 1878 - Frank Alvin Gotch, American professional wrestler (d. 1917)
- 1862 - Rudolph Schildkraut, Istanbul born American actor (d. 1930)
- 1853 - Jules Lemaître, French critic and dramatist (d. 1914)
- 1850 - Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (d. 1921)
- 1848 - King Otto I of Bavaria (d. 1916)
- 1840 - Edward Whymper, English mountain climber (d. 1911)
- 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
- 1820 - Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (d. 1903)
- 1812 - Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
- 1812 - William W. Snow, American politician (d. 1886)
- 1806 - Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, queen of Spain (d. 1878)
- 1791 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor (d. 1872)
- 1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher and early feminist, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (d. 1797)
- 1755 - Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician (d. 1836)
- 1748 - Adamantios Korais, Greek humanist scholar (d. 1833)
- 1737 - Edward Gibbon, English historian (d. 1794)
- 1724 - Col. Thomas Gardner, American politician and soldier (d. 1775)
- 1718 - Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790)
- 1701 - King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
- 1650 - Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1714)
- 1623 - Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (d. 1722)