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Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

6 years ago

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1984

Avril Lavigne

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Famous births29

1389 · 637 yrs

Cosimo de' Medici

Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici (27 September 1389 – 1 August 1464) was an Italian banker and politician who became the de facto ruler of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, and was the first to establish the Medici family as its effective leaders for generations.

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PoliticsDied aged 74

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1533 · 493 yrs

Stephen Báthory

Stephen Báthory (Hungarian: Báthory István; Polish: Stefan Batory; Lithuanian:; 27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania as well as Prince of Transylvania (1576–1586), after previously being Voivode of Transylvania (1571–1576).

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RoyaltyDied aged 53

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1601 · 425 yrs

Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII (French pronunciation:; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.

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RoyaltyDied aged 41

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1627 · 399 yrs

Jacques Bénigne Bossuet

Jacques-Bénigne Lignel Bossuet (French:; 27 September 1627 – 12 April 1704) was a French Catholic prelate and theologian who served as Bishop of Meaux from 1681 until his death in 1704.

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ReligionDied aged 76

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1722 · 304 yrs

Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States.

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PhilosophyDied aged 81

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1783 · 243 yrs

Agustín I of Mexico

Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (Spanish pronunciation:; 27 September 1783 – 19 July 1824), commonly known as Agustín de Iturbide and later by his regnal name Agustín I, was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as the first Emperor of Mexico from 1822 until his abdication in 1823.

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RoyaltyDied aged 40

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1821 · 205 yrs

Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Henri Frédéric Amiel (French:; 27 September 1821 – 11 May 1881) was a Swiss moral philosopher, poet, and critic.

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LiteratureDied aged 59

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1871 · 155 yrs

Grazia Deledda

Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda (Italian:; Sardinian: Gràssia or Gràtzia Deledda; 27 September 1871 – 15 August 1936) was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth…

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LiteratureDied aged 64

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1874 · 152 yrs

Nicholas Roerich

Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Николай Константинович Рерих), better known as Nicholas Roerich (October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947), was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure.

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ArtDied aged 73

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1918 · 108 yrs

Martin Ryle

Sir Martin Ryle (27 September 1918 – 14 October 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems (see e.g. aperture synthesis) and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.

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1925 · 101 yrs

Robert Edwards

Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular.

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1932 · 94 yrs

Oliver E. Williamson

Oliver Eaton Williamson (September 27, 1932 – May 21, 2020) was an American economist, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which he shared with Elinor Ostrom.

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Famous deaths16

1590 · 436 yrs

Urban VII

Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and leader of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His papacy is the shortest recognized in history.

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ReligionDied aged 69

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1660 · 366 yrs

Vincent de Paul

Vincent de Paul, CM (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a French Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor and is best known for founding the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity.

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ReligionDied aged 79

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1700 · 326 yrs

Innocent XII

Pope Innocent XII (Latin: Innocentius XII; Italian: Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 until his death in September 1700.

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ReligionDied aged 85

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1831 · 195 yrs

Ioannis Kapodistrias

Count Ioannis Antoniou Kapodistrias (Greek: Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντωνίου Καποδίστριας; c. 10 February 1776 –27 September 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias, was a Greek statesman who was one of the most distinguished politicians and diplomats of 19th-century Europe.

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PoliticsDied aged 55

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1833 · 193 yrs

Ram Mohan Roy

Raja Ram Mohan Roy (Bengali pronunciation:; 22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian social reformer and writer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent.

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ReligionDied aged 61

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1917 · 109 yrs

Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas (UK:, US:; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French:; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced wax sculptures, prints, and drawings.

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ArtDied aged 83

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1940 · 86 yrs

Julius Wagner-Jauregg

Julius Wagner-Jauregg (Austrian German:; 7 March 1857 – 27 September 1940) was an Austrian physician who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1927, and is the first psychiatrist to have done so.

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ScienceDied aged 83

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1944 · 82 yrs

Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii

Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Прокудин-Горский, IPA:; 30 August 1863 – September 27, 1944) was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour photography and his effort to document the early 20th-century Russian Empire.

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ScienceDied aged 81

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1965 · 61 yrs

Clara Bow

Clara Gordon Bow (July 29, 1905 – September 27, 1965) was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a plucky shopgirl in the 1927 film It brought her global fame and the nickname "The It Girl".

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1986 · 40 yrs

Cliff Burton

Clifford Lee Burton (February 10, 1962 – September 27, 1986) was an American musician who served as the bassist for the thrash metal band Metallica from 1982 until his death in 1986. He is renowned for his musicianship and influence.

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1996 · 30 yrs

Mohammad Najibullah

Mohammad Najibullah Ahmadzai (6 August 1947 – 27 September 1996) was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as the fifth president of Afghanistan from 1987 until his resignation in April 1992, shortly after the Afghan mujahideen's takeover of Kabul.

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MilitaryWould be 79

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2005 · 21 yrs

Ronald Golias

Ronald Golias (4 May 1929 – 27 September 2005) was a Brazilian comedian and actor.

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Events5

1529 · 497 yrs

First Turkish Siege of Vienna

The 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire.

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War

1688 · 338 yrs

Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.

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War

1940 · 86 yrs

Tripartite Pact

The Tripartite Pact, also known as the Berlin Pact, was an agreement between Germany, Italy, and Japan signed in Berlin on 27 September 1940 by, respectively, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Galeazzo Ciano, and Saburō Kurusu (in that order) and in the presence of Adolf Hitler.

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Politics

2009 · 17 yrs

2009 German federal election

A federal election was held in Germany on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the 17th Bundestag.

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Politics

2020 · 6 yrs

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involving Azerbaijan, Armenia and the self-declared Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh.

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