27 March is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 279 days remaining until the end of the year. On this day was born in the year: 1416 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian organist and composer (d. 1480) 1416 – Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (d. 1507) 1702 – Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (d. 1762) 1709 – William Flackton, English organist, viola player, and composer (d. 1798) 1710 – Joseph Abaco, Belgian cellist and composer (d. 1805) 1760 – Ishmail Spicer, American composer, educator, and publisher (d. 1781 – Alexander Vostokov, Estonian-Russian philologist (d. 1864) 1784 – Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (d. 1842) 1785 – Filippo Giudice Caracciolo, Italian cardinal and archbishop (d. 1844) 1785 – Louis XVII of France, King of France (d. 1795) 1781 – Sir Oswald Mosley, 2nd Baronet, of Ancoats, English politician (d. 1871) 1804 – Giacomo Panizza, Italian conductor and composer (d. 1860) 1807 – James P. Kirkwood, American engineer (d. 1877) 1809 – Jean-Louis Beaudry, Canadian businessman and politician, 11th Mayor of Montreal (d. 1886) 1820 – Elias David Sassoon, Iraqi-Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1880) 1840 – George Fisher Baker, American financier and philanthropist (d. 1931) 1843 – George Frederick Leycester Marshall, English army officer and entomologist (d. 1934) 1844 – Adolphus Greely, American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1935) 1845 – Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923) 1851 – Ruperto Chapí, Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (d. 1909) 1851 – Vincent dIndy, French composer and educator (d. 1931) 1852 – Jim Connell, Irish journalist and activist (d. 1929) 1854 – Giovanni Battista Grassi, Italian physician, zoologist and entomologist (d. 1925) 1855 – James Alfred Ewing, Scottish physicist and engineer (d. 1935) 1855 – William Libbey, American target shooter, geologist, and geographer (d. 1927) 1857 – Karl Pearson, English mathematician (d. 1936 1860 – Frank Frost Abbott, American scholar (d. 1924) 1861 – Nikolay Demyanov, Russian chemist, discovered Demjanov rearrangement (d. 1938) 1863 – Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (d. 1933) 1864 – Agostina Livia Pietrantoni, Italian nun and nurse (d. 1894) 1865 – Eugene Botkin, Russian physician (d. 1918) 1866 – John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria (d. 1936) 1867 – Karl Zsigmondy, Austrian-Hungarian mathematician (d. 1925) 1868 – Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator (d. 1946) 1869 – James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d. 1938) 1871 – Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and minister (d. 1939) 1872 – Edward George Turner, English businessman (d. 1962) 1873 – Christophorus III, Georgian patriarch (d. 1932) 1873 – Giannina Russ, Italian soprano (d. 1951) 1876 – Ermenegildo Pellegrinetti, Italian cardinal (d. 1943) 1877 – Konstantinos Skarlatos, Greek general and shooter (d. 1969) 1879 – Sahan Dosova, Kazakhstani super-centenarian (d. 2009) 1879 – Catherine Carswell, Scottish journalist and author (d. 1946) 1879 – Izaak Reijnders, Dutch general (d. 1966) 1879 – Edward Steichen, Luxembourgish-American painter and photographer (d. 1973) 1880 – Ruth Hanna McCormick, American politician (d. 1944) 1883 – Margaret Cobb Ailshie, American publisher and activist (d. 1959) 1885 – Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran politician, 40th President of Honduras (d. 1957) 1885 – Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English army officer and politician, Governor of Cyprus (d. 1961) 1886 – Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (d. 1969) 1887 – Chapman Grant, American herpetologist, historian, and publisher (d. 1983) 1888 – George Alfred Lawrence Hearne, English-South African cricketer (d. 1978) 1890 – Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (d. 1974) 1890 – Jean-François Pouliot, Canadian lawyer, author, and politician (d. 1969 1892 – Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (d. 1972) 1892 – Thorne Smith, American author (d. 1934) 1892 – Swami Vipulananda, Sri Lankan author, poet, phliosopher and critic (d. 1947) 1893 – G. Lloyd Spencer, American politician (d. 1981) 1893 – Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947) 1895 – Juan Guzmán Cruchaga, Chilean poet and diplomat (d. 1979) 1895 – Betty Schade, German-American actress (d. 1982) 1896 – Wolfgang von Weisl, Austrian-Israeli journalist and author (d. 1974) 1897 – Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1958) 1898 – Maria Rasputin, Russian-American daughter of Grigori Rasputin (d. 1977) 1899 – Gloria Swanson, American actress, singer, and producer (d. 1983) 1901 – Carl Barks, American illustrator and screenwriter (d. 2000) 1901 – Enrique Santos Discépolo, Argentinian singer-songwriter, bandoneón player, pianist, and author (d. 1951) 1901 – George Dowty, English businessman, founded Dowty Group (d. 1975) 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 – Charles Lang, American cinematographer (d. 1998) 1902 – Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (d. 1975) 1903 – Leif Tronstad, Norwegian army officer and scientist (d. 1945) 1903 – Betty Balfour, English actress (d. 1977) 1904 – Hal Kemp, American saxophonist, clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1940) 1905 – Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1935) 1905 – László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and educator (d. 1976) 1906 – Cecil Purdy, Egyptian-Australian chess player and author (d .1979) 1906 – Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (d. 1969 1908 – Alberto Semprini, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1990] 1909 – Ben Webster, American saxophonist (d. 1973) 1912 – James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005) 1912 – Robert Hughes, Scottish-Australian composer (d. 2007) 1913 – Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (d. 1945) 1914 – Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2009) 1914 – Kris Sivara, Thai general and politician, Defence Minister of Thailand (d. 1976) 1915 – Robert Lockwood, Jr., American guitarist (d. 2006 1915 – Wang Daohan, Chinese politician, Mayor of Shanghai (d. 2005) 1916 – Frank Pitelka, American ornithologist (d. 2003) 1916 – Mario Tonelli, American football player (d. 2003) 1916 – Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, German submarine commander, war criminal (d. 1945) 1917 – Reva Gerstein, Canadian psychologist and educator 1917 – Joko Beck, American monk and educator (d. 2011) 1917 – Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (d. 2002) 1920 – Richard Hayman, American harmonica player, conductor, and composer (d. 2014) 1920 – Robin Jacques, English illustrator (d. 1995) 1920 – William C. Conner, American judge (d. 2009) 1920 – Colin Rowe, English-American historian, theorist, and academic (d. 1999) 1920 – Wallace McIntosh, Scottish lieutenant and pilot (d. 2007) 1921 – Calvin Gotlieb, Canadian computer scientist and educator 1921 – Harry Järv, Finnish-Swedish lieutenant, historian and author (d. 2009) 1921 – Richard Marner, Russian-Scottish actor (d. 2004) 1921 – Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2000) 1921 – Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (d. 2000) 1922 – Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (d. 2007) 1922 – Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003) 1922 – Murray Olderman, American illustrator 1923 – Louis Simpson, Jamaican poet (d. 2012) 1924 – Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990) 1925 – Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, English farmer and politician, 15th President of the European Parliament 1926 – Bill Bagnall, American publisher, founded Motorcyclist (d. 2006) 1926 – Louis Blom-Cooper, British lawyer 1926 – Frank OHara, American poet (d. 1966) 1926 – Jacques Villeglé, French poster designer 1927 – Ibrahim Abi-Ackel, Brazilian politician, Minister of Justice for Brazil 1927 – Jean Beetz, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 1991) 1927 – Ralph Sorenson, Canadian politician 1927 – Cornelius Pasichny, Canadian bishop and religious leader (d. 2014) 1927 – Ernest Eastman, Liberian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Liberia (d. 2011) 1927 – Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007) 1927 – Mo Ostin, American record producer, co-founded Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records 1928 – Antonín Tučapský, Czech-English composer 1932 – Bailey Olter, Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (d. 1999) 1932 – Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún, Spanish politician, Mayor of Madrid (d. 1991) 1933 – Hazel Henderson, English economist and activist 1934 – Peter Schamoni, German director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2011) 1934 – Arthur Mitchell, American choreographer and dancer 1935 – Lars Andreas Larssen, Norwegian actor (d. 2014) 1935 – Race Mathews, Australian economist, author, and politician 1935 – Michael Howard, 21st Earl of Suffolk 1935 – Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (d. 1981) 1936 – Malcolm Goldstein, American violinist and composer 1936 – Otmar Issing, German economist 1937 – Johnny Copeland, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997) 1937 – Thomas Aquinas Daly, American painter 1937 – Affonso Romano de SantAnna, Brazilian author 1937 – Alan Hawkshaw, English keyboard player and songwriter (The Shadows) 1939 – Angelo Cifelli, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1939 – Leila Kasra, Iranian-American poet and songwriter (d. 1989) 1939 – Beba Selimović, Bosnian singer 1940 – Janis Martin, American singer (d. 2007) 1940 – Derrick Morgan, Jamaican singer-songwriter and produced 1941 – Helmuth Orthner, Austrian-American computer scientist (d. 2009) 1942 – Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (d. 2007) 1942 – John Sulston, English biologist, Nobel Prize laureate 1942 – Michael York, English actor 1942 – Wili Jønsson, Danish singer-songwriter and bass player (Gasolin) 1944 – Bebu Silvetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (d. 2003) 1945 – Władysław Stachurski, Polish footballer and manager (d. 2013) 1946 – Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (d. 1999) 1946 – Andy Bown, English bass player and songwriter (Status Quo, The Herd, and Judas Jump) 1946 – Vyacheslav Kovalenko, Russian diplomat, 5th Russian Ambassador to Armenia 1947 – John Mayhew, English-Australian drummer (Genesis) (d. 2009) 1947 – Brian Jones, English balloonist 1947 – Walt Mossberg, American journalist 1947 – David Ward, 5th Earl of Dudley 1948 – Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish politician 1948 – Dele Charley, Sierra Leonean author and playwright (d. 1993) 1949 – Poul Ruders, Danish composer 1949 – Leigh Steinberg, American lawyer and agent 1949 – Nancy Sullivan, American educator and politician 1950 – Tony Banks, English guitarist and songwriter (Genesis) 1950 – Modou Dia, Senegalese politician and diplomat 1950 – Julia Alvarez, American-Dominican author and poet 1950 – Maria Ewing, American soprano 1950 – David Edgar, American swimmer 1950 – Matt Siegel, American radio host 1950 – Anton Ondruš, Czech-Slovak footballer 1950 – Madeleine Moon, English social worker and politician 1950 – Terry Yorath, Welsh footballer and manager 1951 – Andrey Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia 1951 – Marielle de Sarnez, French politician 1951 – Angelo Recchi, Italian footballer 1951 – Nigel Cawthorne, American-English author 1952 – Jan Albers, Dutch field hockey player 1952 – Maria Schneider, French actress (d. 2011) 1952 – Richard Séguin, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist 1952 – Dana Stabenow, American author 1952 – Gheorghe Tadici, Romanian handball player and coach 1952 – Linda Martin, Irish singer-songwriter and journalist 1952 – Diosdado Peralta, Filipino lawyer and judge, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1952 – Joško Marušić, Croatian animator and illustrator 1953 – Dennis Bevington, Canadian politician 1953 – George Copos, Romanian businessman and politician 1953 – Jørn Goldstein, Norwegian ice hockey player 1953 – Gabriele Gatti, Sanmarinese politician, Captain Regent of San Marino 1953 – Julian Glover, English actor 1953 – Edwarda OBara, American coma patient (d. 2012) 1955 – Lefteris Pantazis, Uzbek-Greek singer 1955 – Mariano Rajoy, Spanish politician, Prime Minister of Spain 1956 – Paul Wickens, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1957 – Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (Associates) (d. 1997) 1959 – Andrew Farriss, Australian keyboard player and songwriter (INXS) 1959 – Kid Congo Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Congo Norvell, The Cramps and Knoxville Girls) 1960 – Johannes Kerkorrel, South African singer-songwriter, playwright, and journalist (d. 2002) 1960 – Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Legião Urbana and Aborto Elétrico) (d. 1996) 1961 – Nikita Dzhigurda, Russian actor and singer 1961 – Tak Matsumoto, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bz and Tak Matsumoto Group) 1961 – Tony Rominger, Swiss cyclist 1962 – Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter 1962 – John OFarrell, English author 1963 – Charly Alberti, Argentinian drummer (Soda Stereo) 1963 – Randall Cunningham, American football player 1963 – Dave Koz, American saxophonist and radio host 1963 – Jörg Michael, German drummer (Stratovarius, Mekong Delta, Running Wild, and Rage) 1963 – Cory Blackwell, American basketball player 1963 – Pip Karmel, Australian director, editor, and screenwriter 1963 – Bedabrata Pain, Indian director, screenwriter, and producer 1963 – Ed Pinckney, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster 1963 – Mikhail Scherbakov, Russian singer-songwriter and poet 1963 – Gary M. Stevens, English footballer 1963 – Quentin Tarantino, American director, screenwriter, and producer 1963 – Xuxa, Brazilian actress and singer 1963 – Tim Worstall, English author and blogger 1964 – Glenn Carter, English actor and singer 1964 – Clive Rowe, English actor 1964 – Pascale Machaalani, Lebanese singer 1964 – Guy Guzzone, American politician 1964 – Kad Merad, Algerian-French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter 1964 – Jessica Soho, Filipino journalist and broadcaster 1964 – Clark Datchler, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (Johnny Hates Jazz) 1965 – Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver 1965 – Sonia Falcone, Bolivian painter 1965 – Dina Talaat, Italian-Egyptian actress and dancer 1966 – Arthur H, French singer-songwriter and pianist 1966 – Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player 1966 – Paula Trickey, American actress 1966 – Ramiro Castillo, Bolivian footballer (d. 1997) 1966 – Haruto Umezawa, Japanese illustrator 1967 – David Bavaro, American football player 1967 – Heath Sherman, American football player 1967 – Cathy Guetta, Senegalese-French businesswoman 1967 – Kenta Kobashi, Japanese wrestler, judoka, rugby union player, and bodybuilder 1967 – Anthony Thornton, New Zealand field hockey player 1967 – Dean Starkey, American pole vaulter 1967 – Bob Morgan, Welsh diver 1968 – Stacey Kent, American singer 1969 – Mary Kiani, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Time Frequency) 1970 – Mariah Carey, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 1970 – Brent Fitz, Canadian-American drummer and songwriter (Theory of a Deadman, Union, Econoline Crush, and Indigenous) 1970 – Brendan Hill, English-American drummer (Blues Traveler and Stolen Ogre) 1970 – Mauricio Vallina, Cuban-Belgian pianist 1971 – Matt Pegg, English bass player (Procol Harum) 1972 – Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and coach 1974 – Aubrey Haynie, American bluegrass musician 1975 – Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (The Black Eyed Peas and Wild Orchid) 1979 – Lee Ji-hoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor 1980 – Cesare Cremonini, Italian singer-songwriter and actor (Lùnapopr 1980 – Greg Puciato, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Error, and Soulfly) 1980 – Wilfred Bamnjo, Cameroonian football player 1981 – Banky W., American-Nigerian singer-songwriter, founded Empire Mates Entertainment 1981 – JJ Lin, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actor 1982 – Tracy Phillips, American actress, dancer, and choreographerr 1982 – Admiral P, Zambian-Norwegian singer-songwriter 1982 – Radoslav Banga, Czech singer-songwriter (Gipsy.cz) 1982 – Jhon Valencia, Colombian footballer and coach 1983 – Alina Devecerski, Swedish singer-songwriter 1984 – Laura Critchley, English singer-songwriter 1985 – Jeremy Yasasa, Papua New Guinean footballer 1985 – Blake McIver Ewing, American actor and singer 1986 – Xavier Marshall, Jamaican cricketer 1988 – Jessie J, English singer-songwriter and producer 1988 – Brenda Song, American actress and singer 1990 – Taylor Benjamin, Canadian-Guyanese footballer 1990 – Kimbra, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter 1990 – Natalia Sánchez, Spanish actress and singer (Santa Justa Klan)
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