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Best known
AD 727
Calendar year
Stephen Lekapenos
Byzantine emperor from 924 to 945
Saint Galdino
Roman Catholic saint
John III of Nassau-Siegen
German count (d. 1430)
Polydore Vergil
Italian-English scholar (c. 1470–1555)
Luigi Alamanni
Italian poet and statesman
AD 727 — Calendar year, who died on April 18 727.
Stephen Lekapenos — Byzantine emperor from 924 to 945, who died on April 18 963.
Saint Galdino — Roman Catholic saint, who died on April 18 1176.
John III of Nassau-Siegen — German count (d. 1430), who died on April 18 1430.
Polydore Vergil — Italian-English scholar (c. 1470–1555), who died on April 18 1555.
Luigi Alamanni — Italian poet and statesman, who died on April 18 1556.
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