Who Was Born Today – April 27 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 27 | ||
1737 | Edward Gibbon, historian (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire). | |
1791 | Samuel F.B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the code. | |
1822 | Ulysses S. Grant, Union general during the American Civil War, 18th President of the United States (1869-1877). | |
1840 | Edward Whymper, the first man to climb the Matterhorn. | |
1900 | Walter Lantz, cartoonist, creator of Woody Woodpecker. | |
1904 | Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet, father of actor Daniel Day-Lewis. | |
1927 | Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. |