April 27th, 1908

Born on April 27th, 1908

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 42,000 days old!

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What happened on April 27th?

April 27th, 2005

The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger airliner, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.

April 27th, 1985

The black-ball final, one of the most famous snooker matches in history, began between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor (pictured).

April 27th, 1967

The Expo 67 world's fair opened in Montreal, with 62 nations participating and more than 50 million visitors ultimately attending.

April 27th, 1965

Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation: British forces repelled a surprise Indonesian attack on a base at Plaman Mapu in Sarawak.

April 27th, 1961

Prime Minister Milton Margai led the Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate to independence from the United Kingdom.

April 27th, 1949

In response to the treatment of Lorenzo Gamboa under the White Australia policy, the Philippine House of Representatives passed a bill banning Australians from the country.

April 27th, 1945

World War II: The photograph Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn (pictured) was taken after German troops withdrew to Norway at the end of the Lapland War.

April 27th, 1904

Chris Watson became the first prime minister of Australia from the Australian Labor Party.

April 27th, 1810

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor, better known as "Für Elise", one of his most popular compositions.

April 27th, 1777

American Revolutionary War: British Army regulars defeated Patriot militias in the Battle of Ridgefield, galvanizing resistance in the Connecticut Colony.

April 27th, 1650

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Culrain, Scotland.

April 27th, 1522

Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of Bicocca.

April 27th, 1521

Filipino natives led by chieftain Lapulapu killed Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan at the Battle of Mactan.

April 27th, 0630

Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself killed six weeks later.

April 27th, 0395

Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who had intended for his own daughter to wed the emperor.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on April 27th

Born on April 27th, 1908

41

Carlo Felice Trossi

Italian racecar driver (1908-1949)

*April 27th, 1908, Biella †May 9th, 1949, Milan

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 27th?

72

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

66

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

35

Chris Adcock

Badminton player

*April 27th, 1989, Leicester

35

Lars Bender

German footballer (1989–)

*April 27th, 1989, Rosenheim

35

Sven Bender

German footballer

*April 27th, 1989, Rosenheim

78

Coretta Scott King

American author, activist, and civil rights leader; wife of Martin Luther King, Jr.

*April 27th, 1927, Marion †January 30th, 2006, Rosarito

93

Władysław Kruczek

Polish politician

*April 27th, 1910, Rzeszów †November 5th, 2003, Warsaw

83

Robert Dhéry

French actor and film director (1921-2004)

*April 27th, 1921, Saint-Denis †December 5th, 2004, 19th arrondissement of Paris

68

Kevin McNally

English actor

*April 27th, 1956, Bristol

63

Ulysses S. Grant

President of the United States from 1869 to 1877

*April 27th, 1822, Point Pleasant †July 23rd, 1885, Wilton

57

Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

King of the Netherlands

*April 27th, 1967, University Medical Center Utrecht

48

Sally Hawkins

English actress (1976–)

*April 27th, 1976, Dulwich

32

James Duke Mason

American activist and blogger

*April 27th, 1992, Los Angeles

83

Fethullah Gülen

Turkish preacher, writer, and former imam

*April 27th, 1941, Erzurum

36

Lizzo

American rapper and singer (born 1988)

*April 27th, 1988, Detroit

84

Gordon Oliver

American actor and film producer

*April 27th, 1910, Los Angeles †January 26th, 1995, Los Angeles

86

Pik Botha

South African politician (1932-2018)

*April 27th, 1932, Rustenburg †October 12th, 2018, Pretoria

77

Chiang Ching-kuo

President of Taiwan from 1978 to 1988

*April 27th, 1910, Fenghua District †January 13th, 1988, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

61

Russell T Davies

Welsh screenwriter and television producer

*April 27th, 1963, Swansea

55

Darcey Bussell

British ballerina

*April 27th, 1969, London

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Born in 1908

78

Simone de Beauvoir

French philosopher, social theorist and activist (1908–1986)

*January 9th, 1908, Paris †April 14th, 1986, 14th arrondissement of Paris

64

Lyndon B. Johnson

President of the United States from 1963 to 1969

*August 27th, 1908, Stonewall †January 22nd, 1973, Stonewall

78

Arnaldo Momigliano

Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987)

*September 5th, 1908, Caraglio †September 1st, 1987, London

88

Wolfram von Soden

German Assyriologist

*June 19th, 1908, Berlin †October 6th, 1996, Münster

97

Myron Waldman

American animator (1908-2006)

*April 23rd, 1908, Brooklyn †February 4th, 2006, Bethpage

100

Claude Lévi-Strauss

French anthropologist and ethnologist (1908–2009)

*November 28th, 1908, City of Brussels †October 30th, 2009, 16th arrondissement of Paris

66

Louis Jordan

American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician, songwriter and bandleader (1908–1975)

*July 8th, 1908, Arkansas †February 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

65

Salvador Allende

28th president of Chile (1908–1973)

*June 26th, 1908, Valparaíso †September 11th, 1973, Santiago

96

Simon Wiesenthal

Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter

*December 31st, 1908, Buchach †September 20th, 2005, Vienna

52

Richard Wright

American writer (1908-1960)

*September 4th, 1908, Natchez †November 28th, 1960, Paris

83

Olivier Messiaen

French composer, organist and ornithologist (1908–1992)

*December 10th, 1908, Avignon †April 27th, 1992, Clichy

89

James Stewart

American actor (1908–1997)

*May 20th, 1908, Indiana †July 2nd, 1997, Beverly Hills

81

Bette Davis

American actress (1908–1989)

*April 5th, 1908, Lowell †October 6th, 1989, Neuilly-sur-Seine

76

Ethel Merman

American actress and singer (1908-1984)

*January 16th, 1908, Astoria †February 15th, 1984, Manhattan

97

John Mills

English actor (1908-2005)

*February 22nd, 1908, Felixstowe †April 23rd, 2005, Denham

91

Amintore Fanfani

Italian politician statesman (1908–1999)

*February 6th, 1908, Pieve Santo Stefano †November 20th, 1999, Rome

84

Robert Morley

British actor (1908–1992)

*May 26th, 1908, Semley †June 3rd, 1992, Reading

82

Robert Cummings

American actor (1910–1990)

*June 9th, 1908, Joplin †December 2nd, 1990, Woodland Hills

85

Raymond Scott

American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer and inventor (1908-1994)

*September 10th, 1908, Brooklyn †February 8th, 1994, North Hills

82

Jill Esmond

British actress (1908–1990)

*January 26th, 1908, London †July 28th, 1990, Wimbledon

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Public holidays on April 27th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on April 27th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1908 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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