What happened on March 27 ?

972 - King Robert I of France (d. 1031)

1416 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480)

1627 - Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)

1696 - Antoine Court, French Huguenot minister (d. 1760)

1702 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762)

1712 - Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)

1714 - Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (d. 1795)

1730 - Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar (d. 1786)

1746 - Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (d. 1767)

1765 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)

1785 - King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)

1797 - Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)

1809 - Baron Haussmann, French civic planner (d. 1891)

1810 - William Hepworth Thompson, English classical scholar (d. 1886)

1813 - Nathaniel Currier, American illustrator (d. 1888)

1817 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss biologist (d. 1891)

1845 - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)

1847 - Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)

1851 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)

1857 - Karl Pearson, English statistician (d. 1936)

1860 - Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (d. 1924)

1863 - Sir Henry Royce, English automobile pioneer (d. 1933)

1869 - James McNeill, Irish politician (d. 1938)

1871 - Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. 1950)

1883 - Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)

1886 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969)

1892 - Ferde Grofé, American composer (d. 1972)

1893 - Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)

1899 - Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)

1901 - Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000)

1901 - Sasaki Naojiro, Japanese author (d. 1943)

1901 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)

1901 - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)

1901 - Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. 1971)

1905 - Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (d. 1980)

1906 - Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969)

1909 - Golo Mann, German historian (d. 1994)

1911 - Erich Heller, British philosopher, long resident in the U.S. (d. 1990)

1912 - James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)

1913 - Theodor Dannecker, SS officer (d. 1945)

1914 - Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)

1914 - Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist

1915 - Junior Lockwood, American musician

1917 - Cyrus Vance, American politician (d. 2002)

1921 - Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000)

1922 - Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003)

1923 - Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996)

1923 - Louis Simpson, Jamaican-born poet

1924 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)

1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor

1931 - David Janssen, American actor (d. 1980)

1935 - Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer

1935 - Julian Glover, British actor

1939 - Cale Yarborough, American race car driver

1941 - Ivan Ga?parovi?, President of Slovakia

1942 - John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1942 - Michael York, English actor

1947 - Alan Belk, Canadian philosopher

1947 - Brian Jones, British balloonist

1949 - Leigh Steinberg, American sports agent

1950 - Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)

1952 - Maria Schneider, French actress

1956 - Leung Kwok Hung, Hong Kong activist

1957 - Nick Hawkins, British politician

1959 - Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)

1959 - neta moran, israelin actress

1960 - Hans Pflügler, former German footballer

1961 - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)

1962 - Jann Arden, Canadian musician

1963 - Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer

1963 - Xuxa, Brazilian television personality

1966 - Paula Trickey, American actress

1967 - Talisa Soto, American actress

1968 - Sandra Hess, Swiss-born actress and model

1969 - Keith Flint, member of British group The Prodigy

1970 - Mariah Carey, American singer

1970 - Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)

1970 - Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler)

1971 - David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver

1971 - Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor

1972 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch footballer

1974 - Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer

1975 - Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, American musician (Black Eyed Peas)

1981 - Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer

1985 - Caroline Winberg, Swedish supermodel

1986 - Valerie "So Cal Val" Wyndham, American professional wrestling valet

1988 - Brenda Song, American actress

1995 - Taylor Atelian, American actress