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What happened in history on this day: March 27?
On March 27 in ...
- 1984 - A brand new musical Starlight Express opens in the West End. The cast stars Ray Shell as Rusty the Steam Engine and Stephanie Lawrence as Pearl the Observation Car.
Births on March 27
- 1868 - Birth of Patty Smith Hill; author/songwriter ("Happy Birthday To You").
- 1914 - Birth of Snooky Lanson in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade, Five Star Jubilee).
- 1920 - Birth of Richard Hayman; bandleader/conductor/pianist (Theme of 3 Penny Opera).
- 1923 - Birth of Victor Hochhauser; British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra).
- 1924 - Birth of Sarah L Vaughan in Newark, New Jersey, USA; jazz scat singer ("Broken Hearted Melody") (dies 1990).
- 1927 - Birth of Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich in Baku, USSR; cellist/conductor/teacher (Moscow Conservatory).
- 1930 - Birth of Richard Hayman in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA; orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show).
- 1932 - Birth of Junior Parker; blues musician ("Driving Wheel", "Outside Man").
- 1937 - Birth of Johnny "Clyde" Copeland; American blues guitarist/singer ("Lion's Den").
- 1950 - Birth of Tony Banks in East Heathly, Sussex, England; rock keyboardist (Genesis - "Invisible Touch", "Misunderstanding").
- 1952 - Birth of Rocky Maffit; rocker (Champaign).
- 1957 - Birth of Billy MacKenzie; rock vocalist (The Associates - "Affectionate Punch").
- 1958 - Birth of Shaun Cassidy; rocker/actor (Hardy Boys, Texas Guns).
- 1964 - Birth of Clark Datchler; vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz - "Shattered Dreams").
- 1970 - Birth of Mariah Carey in New York City, New York, USA; singer ("Vision of Love", "Love Takes Time", "Hero").
Deaths on March 27
- 1961 - Death of Jack Kane of cancer at age 36; bandleader/arranger, musical director (On Stage, The Jackie Rae Show, Summertime '57, Music Makers '58, Music Makers '59, Music '60 Presents the Jack Kane Hour, Steve and Eydie, Andy Williams Show).
- 1975 - Arthur Bliss, English composer/conductor (Checkmate), dies at age 83.
- 2002 - Death of Dudley Moore, British pianist, comedian, and actor (Arthur) (born 1935).
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