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What happened in history on this day: April 27?
On April 27 in ...
- 1971 - CBS airs the final episode of Green Acres.
- 1986 - Electronic engineer John R. MacDougall, also known as Captain Midnight, jams HBO's satellite signal to broadcast a message protesting their rates for satellite dish owners.
- 2018 - Buena Vista releases the film Avengers: Infinity War to theaters.
Births on April 27
- 1873 - Birth of Harry M O'Connor in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Stranger than Fiction).
- 1875 - Birth of Lumsden Hare in Ireland; actor (Oregon Trail, Desert Fox, Young Bess).
- 1884 - Birth of Louis de Bree AKA Louis C Davids; actor (Bluejackets).
- 1900 - Birth of Walter Lantz in New Rochelle, New York, USA; animator, creator of Andy Panda, Chilly Willy, Buzz Buzzard, Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker, and many others.
- 1902 - Birth of Kitty Kelly in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ladies of the Jury, Behind Office Doors).
- 1911 - Birth of Colin Gordon in Ceylon; actor (John - The Baron).
- 1912 - Birth of Renato Rascel; actor (Seven Hills of Rome, Secrets of Santa Vittoria).
- 1918 - Birth of John Alfred Scali; journalist/correspondant (ABC).
- 1922 - Birth of Daphne Anderson in London, England; actress (Beggar's Opera, Hobson's Choice).
- 1922 - Birth of Jack Klugman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Oscar - The Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus).
- 1931 - Birth of Robert Donner in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Yancy - The Waltons, Exidor - Mork and Mindy).
- 1932 - Birth of Anouk Aimee [Françoise Dreyfus] in Paris, France; actress (8 1/2, La Dolce Vita).
- 1937 - Birth of Phil Jones; newsman (CBS).
- 1937 - Birth of Sandy Dennis in Hastings, Nebraska, USA; actress (Honey - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?).
- 1939 - Birth of Judy Carne in Northhampton, England; comedienne (Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in, Fair Exchange).
- 1949 - Birth of Douglas Sheehan in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (Ben - Knots Landing, Joe Kelly - General Hospital).
- 1955 - Birth of Cora Ann Mahalick in New Jersey, USA; news anchor (WNYW-TV).
- 1962 - Birth of Grant Show in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor (Jake - Melrose Place, Rick - Ryan's Hope).
- 1962 - Birth of James Le Gros; actor (Ally McBeal, Sleeper Cell).
- 1963 - Birth of Schae Harrison [Deborah Schaeffer] in Anaheim Hills, California, USA; actress (Darla - The Bold and the Beautiful).
- 1968 - Birth of Ingrid Rogers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (Titans of Justice, All My Children).
- 1971 - Birth of Hayley Barr [Sparks] in Salzburg, Austria; actress (Courtney - As the World Turns).
- 1972 - Birth of David Lascher in New York City, New York; actor (Josh - Clueless, Kidz in the Wood).
- 1973 - Birth of André Gower in Culver City, California, USA; actor (Monster Squad, Baby Makes Five, Fathers and Sons, Mr President).
Deaths on April 27
- 1961 - Roy Del Ruth, film director (About Face, Folies Bergere), dies at age 67.
- 1965 - Death of Alan Bunce at age 61; actor (Albert - Ethel and Albert radio and TV show).
- 1965 - Death of Edward R Murrow of lung cancer at age 57; CBS journalist and news executive (Person to Person).
- 1969 - Dino Terranova, actor (Young Dillinger), dies at age 65.
- 1970 - Arthur Shields, actor (Your Show Time), dies at age 73.
- 1975 - Nicholas Soussanin, actor (Last Command), dies at age 86.
- 1977 - Stanley Adams, actor (Lillies of the Field, Thunder Alley), dies at age 61.
- 1982 - Death of Tom Tully at age 85; actor (The Line-up, Shane).
- 1984 - Death of Lorraine McAllister at age 62; singer (Dal Richards Orchestra on radio, Here's Lorraine TV show).
- 1991 - Ken Curtis, actor (Festus - Gunsmoke, Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at age 74.
- 1994 - Lynne Frederick Unger, actress (Trail of Pink Panther), dies at age 39.
- 1996 - Death of Joan Sterndale Bennett at age 86; actress (Elizabeth - Dark Shadows TV show).
- 1997 - Paul Lambert, actor (Tom - Executive Suite), dies at age 73.
- 2022 - Death of David Birney at home in Santa Monica, California, USA; actor (St. Elsewhere TV show, Bridget Loves Bernie TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Jerry Springer at age 79 of pancreatic cancer at his home outside Chicago, Illinois, USA; American TV talk-show host (The Jerry Springer Show (1991-2018)), mayor (Cincinnati, Ohio (1977)).
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