Today in History for 27th March 2025

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Historical Events

1933 - Farm Credit Administration (US) authorized
1941 - Yugoslavian coup gets rid of pro-German Prince Paul
1993 - Jiang Zemin appointed President of the People's Republic of China
1994 - PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Australian Greg Norman sets scoring record of 264 (−24) to finish 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Fuzzy Zoeller
1994 - Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS)
2024 - New analysis confirms climate change is slowing the rotation of Earth due to melting ice caps and will probably delay the next leap second by three years

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Famous Birthdays

1757 - Richard John Samuel Stevens, English composer, born in London, (d. 1837)
1912 - Reuel Lahmer, Canadian-American organist and composer ("It Is Good To Give Thanks"), born in Maple, Ontario (d. after 1982)
1913 - June Beebe, American golfer (Western Open 1931, 33), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
1930 - David Janssen, American actor (The Fugitive, Harry O), born in Naponee Nebraska (d. 1980)
1949 - Poul Ruders, Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions; Manhattan Abstraction; Sound And Simplicity), born in Ringsted, Denmark
1995 - Taylor Atelian, American actress (According to Jim), born in Santa Barbara, California

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Famous Deaths

1697 - Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate, last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, dies at 93
1849 - Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (b. 1776)
1875 - Edgar Quinet, French historian (b. 1803)
1973 - Boyan Georgiev Ikonomov, Bulgarian composer, dies at 72
1977 - Lodewijk de Vocht, Belgian composer (Prayer for My Fatherland), conductor, kapellmeister (Antwerp Cathedral, 1913-50), and educator (Antwerp Conservatory, 1921-52), dies at 89
2011 - Farley Granger, American actor (Arnold, Rope, Deathmask), dies at 85

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