What happened on April 27

46 documented historical events happened on April 27, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: 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. On the same day, in another year: Shahrbaraz usurped the throne of the Sasanian Empire from Ardashir III, but was himself killed six weeks later. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on April 27, including Jessie R. Fauset, Florence La Badie, Sergei Prokofiev. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

87 people with a Wikipedia article died on April 27, including Zita, Simeon of Moscow, Philip the Bold. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

20 observances are celebrated on April 27 around the world: Christian feast days: Assicus, Christian feast days: Floribert of Liège, Christian feast days: John of Constantinople, Christian feast days: Liberalis of Treviso, Christian feast days: Blessed María Antonia Bandrés Elósegui, Christian feast days: Blessed Osanna of Cattaro. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.