domingo, 27 de marzo de 2011

March 27

On March 27, 1958, Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier in addition to First Secretary of the Communist Party.

On March 27, 1886, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the German-born architect who helped introduce the International Style to the United States, was born. Following his death on Aug. 17, 1969, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

1513	Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida.
1625	Charles I ascended the English throne upon the death of James I.
1794	President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy.
1836	The first Mormon temple was dedicated, in Kirtland, Ohio.
1939	Oregon won the first NCAA men's basketball tournament with a 46-33 victory over Ohio State in Evanston, Ill.
1945	During World War II, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters in Paris that German defenses on the Western Front had been broken.
1977	A KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on the Canary Island of Tenerife, killing 582 people.
1996	An Israeli court convicted Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's confessed assassin of murder, then sentenced former law student Yigal Amir to life in prison.
1997	Dexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., met with James Earl Ray, the man in prison for the assassination of the civil rights leader. Ray denied having anything to do with the shooting, to which King replied, "I believe you."
1998	The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug Viagra, made by Pfizer, to fight male impotence.
2001	California regulators approved electricity rate hikes of up to 46 percent.
2002	A suicide bomber killed 29 Israelis during a Passover Seder in Netanya, Israel.
2002	Comedian Milton Berle died at age 93.
2006	Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified at his federal trial that he was supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House.
2007	NFL owners voted to make instant replay a permanent officiating tool.
2009	President Barack Obama launched a fresh effort to defeat al-Qaida terrorists in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, ordering in 4,000 more troops.

Current Birthdays

Singer-actress Mariah Carey turns 41 years old today.

AP Photo/Peter Kramer

Director Quentin Tarantino turns 48 years old today.

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

1927	Anthony Lewis, Newspaper columnist, turns 84
1935	Julian Glover, Actor, turns 76
1940	Austin Pendleton, Actor, turns 71
1942	Michael York, Actor, turns 69
1950	Tony Banks, Rock musician (Genesis), turns 61
1971	Nathan Fillion, Actor ("Firefly"), turns 40
1975	Fergie, Singer (Black Eyed Peas), turns 36
1988	Brenda Song, Actress, turns 23

Historic Birthdays

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe3/27/1886 - 8/17/1969German-born American architect.Go to obituary »

78	Andrew Bell 3/27/1753 - 1/27/1832 Scottish clergyman who developed popular education
66	Alfred-Victor Vigny 3/27/1797 - 9/17/1863 French poet, dramatist and novelist
84	Gloria Swanson 3/27/1899 - 4/4/1983 American film, stage and television actress
83	Otto Wallach 3/27/1847 - 2/26/1931 German Nobel Prize-winning chemist (1910)
70	Sir Henry Royce 3/27/1863 - 4/22/1933 English industrialist; a founder of Rolls-Royce Ltd.
78	Patty Smith Hill 3/27/1868 - 5/25/1946 American educator
93	Edward Steichen 3/27/1879 - 3/25/1973 American photographer; a leader of the Photo-Secession Group
74	Sato Eisaku 3/27/1901 - 6/3/1975 Japanese prime minister (1964-72); awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1974)
62	Pee Wee Russell 3/27/1906 - 2/15/1969 American jazz clarinetist
64	Ben Webster 3/27/1909 - 9/20/1973 American jazz musician
33	Denton Welch 3/27/1915 - 12/30/1948 English painter and novelist
66	Sarah Vaughan 3/27/1924 - 4/3/1990 American jazz vocalist and pianist