April 27
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast days:
Anthimus of Nicomedia, Assicus, Floribert of Liège, John of Constantinople, Liberalis of Treviso, Pollio, Virgin of Montserrat, co-patroness ofCatalonia, Zita, Origen Adamantius, April 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
On April 27, various Christian traditions commemorate several saints including early martyrs like Anthimus of Nicomedia and domestic patronesses like Saint Zita.
Day of Russian Parliamentarism(Russia)
A Russian observance marking the opening of the first State Duma in 1906 and celebrating parliamentary governance.
Day of the Uprising Against the Occupying Forces(Slovenia)
Slovenia's national holiday remembering the 1941 uprising against Axis occupation during World War II.
Flag Day (Moldova)
Commemorates the adoption of Moldova's tricolor flag on April 27, 1990.
Freedom Day (South Africa)
Celebrates South Africa's first democratic elections held on April 27, 1994, ending apartheid.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence ofSierra Leonefrom United Kingdom in 1961.
Marks Sierra Leone's independence from the United Kingdom on April 27, 1961.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence ofTogofrom France in 1960.
Celebrates Togo's independence from France on April 27, 1960.
King's Day(Netherlands,Aruba,Curaçao,Sint Maarten) (celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday)
A festive national holiday celebrating the monarch's birthday with street markets and orange attire.
National Veterans' Day(Finland)
A Finnish observance honoring veterans of the country's wars on April 27.
Events
Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the ludi saeculares.
In 247 AD, Emperor Philip the Arab celebrated Rome's thousandth year with the ludi saeculares, a series of religious games and public spectacles.
Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes one of the more powerful Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
In 395, Emperor Arcadius married Aelia Eudoxia, strengthening imperial alliances and elevating her to one of the most influential Roman empresses of Late Antiquity.
Islamic conquest of Hispania: Moorish troops led by Tariq ibn Ziyad land at Gibraltar to begin their invasion of the Iberian Peninsula (Al-Andalus).
In 711, Moorish forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad landed at Gibraltar, launching the Islamic conquest of the Iberian Peninsula and the beginning of Al-Andalus.
First War of Scottish Independence: John Balliol's Scottish army is defeated by an English army commanded by John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey at the Battle of Dunbar.
In 1296, during the First War of Scottish Independence, the Scottish army under John Balliol was defeated by English forces at the Battle of Dunbar.
Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict.
In 1509, Pope Julius II imposed an interdict on the Republic of Venice, halting religious services and sacraments as a political weapon against Venetian defiance.
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu.
In 1521, explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed in the Battle of Mactan in the Philippines, ending his circumnavigation expedition.
Official founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (nowadays Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
In 1539, Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar officially founded the city of Bogotá in New Granada, laying the groundwork for modern-day Colombia’s capital.
Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
In 1565, the Spaniard Miguel López de Legazpi established the settlement of Cebu, the first Spanish foothold in the Philippines.
The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world
In 1595, Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha ordered the incineration of Saint Sava’s relics on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, a symbolic act of dominance over the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Births
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
Roman politician and general best known as one of Julius Caesar’s assassins and a central figure in the aftermath of his assassination.
Frederick Jagiellon
Polish prince who became Archbishop of Gniezno and served as the first Primate of Poland.
Henry Percy
English nobleman and scholar who served as the 9th Earl of Northumberland and was known as the 'Wizard Earl' for his passion for learning.
François Béroalde de Verville
French Renaissance writer and intellectual known for his novels, poetry, and treatises blending satire, philosophy, and allegory.
Mumtaz Mahal
Mughal empress and beloved wife of Emperor Shah Jahan, whose death inspired the construction of the Taj Mahal.
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
German princess who became Queen Consort of Denmark and Norway as wife of King Christian V, renowned for her charitable works.
Charles Blount
English writer and philosopher noted for his advocacy of deism and criticism of religious authority during the Restoration.
King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773, noted for reforms that strengthened the state and modernized the army.
Thomas Lewis
Irish-born surveyor and lawyer who became a prominent landowner and colonial politician in early Virginia.
Deaths
Ardashir III was the young Sasanian king who ruled Persia from 628 until his assassination in 630.
Rudolf I
Rudolf I was the medieval Count of Bregenz in the Holy Roman Empire.
Zita
Zita was a 13th-century Italian saint renowned for her devotion and charity.
Nicolò Albertini
Nicolò Albertini was an Italian cardinal and papal diplomat in the early 14th century.
Simeon of Moscow
Simeon of Moscow was Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir who strengthened Muscovy in the mid-14th century.
Maria of Bosnia
Maria of Bosnia was a Bosnian princess who became Countess of Helfenstein through marriage.
Philip II
Philip II was Duke of Burgundy and founder of the Valois-Burgundy dynasty in medieval Europe.
Isidore of Kiev was Metropolitan of Kiev and All Rus' who promoted church unity in the 15th century.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.