On this day: April 27

National days on this date

• Sakha Republic DayAnniversary of the founding of the Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.

Births

1. 1748 Adamantios Korais Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833)
2. 1941 Fethullah Gülen Turkish preacher and imam (1941–2024)
3. 1948 Nil Burak Turkish Cypriot actor and singer (born 1948)
4. 1995 Jahongir Vahidov Uzbek chess player

Deaths

1. 1889 Shigabutdin Marjani Russian Tatar historian and theologian (1818–1889)
2. 2007 Mstislav Rostropovich Soviet and Russian cellist and conductor (1927-2007)
3. 2018 Maýa Gulyýewa Soviet and Turkmen opera singer and actress (1920–2018)