On April 27, 1994, a significant event took place in Virginia as condemned killer Timothy Spencer was executed, marking the first instance where DNA testing played a crucial role in securing a conviction.
Today, April 27, 2024, marks the 118th day of the year with 248 days remaining. The lunar phase is currently waning, with morning stars including Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus, while the evening star is Jupiter.
Individuals born on this date fall under the sign of Taurus. Notable figures born on April 27 include English historian Edward Gibbon, philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft, inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, President Ulysses S. Grant, nylon inventor Wallace Carothers, cartoonist Walter Lantz, poet C. Day-Lewis, actor Jack Klugman, civil rights activist Coretta Scott King, actor Anouk Aimée, radio/TV host Casey Kasem, playwright August Wilson, musicians Kate Pierson and Ace Frehley, basketball legend George Gervin, musician Sheena Easton, Dutch King Willem-Alexander, political journalist Dana Milbank, actors David Lascher and Sally Hawkins, musicians Patrick Hallahan and Jim James, rock musician Patrick Stump, actors Jenna Coleman and William Moseley, musician Lizzo, and actor Darren Barnet.
In history, April 27 has seen notable events such as the death of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521, the first performance of George Frideric Handel’s
