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September 27

7 births · 5 deaths · 2 events

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Event anniversary

338

Nine Years' War

338 years ago

Born this day

1984

Avril Lavigne

Turns 42

Oldest record

497th

First Turkish Siege of Vienna

event anniversary

Famous births7

1601 · 425 yrs

Louis XIII of France

Louis XIII (French pronunciation:; sometimes called the Just; 27 September 1601 – 14 May 1643) was King of France from 1610 until his death in 1643 and King of Navarre (as Louis II) from 1610 to 1620, when the crown of Navarre was merged with the French crown.

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Photo: Philippe de Champaigne / Formerly attributed to Jan van Belcamp · Public domain

1871 · 155 yrs

Grazia Deledda

Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda (Italian:; Sardinian: Gràssia or Gràtzia Deledda; 27 September 1871 – 15 August 1936) was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth…

LiteratureWould be 155

Photo: Nobel Foundation · Public domain

1918 · 108 yrs

Martin Ryle

Sir Martin Ryle (27 September 1918 – 14 October 1984) was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems (see e.g. aperture synthesis) and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources.

ScienceWould be 108

Photo: Rights NRAO/AUI/NSF Photographer Woodruff T. Sullivan III Photo Credit NRAO/AUI Archives, Sullivan Collection · CC BY 4.0

1972 · 54 yrs

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Kate Paltrow ( PAL-troh; born September 27, 1972) is an American actress and businesswoman.

BusinessAge 54

Photo: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0

1976 · 50 yrs

Francesco Totti

Francesco Totti (born 27 September 1976) is an Italian former professional footballer who played for Roma and the Italy national team. He was a technically gifted and creative number 10, regarded as one of the greatest in the role, who played as an offensive playmaker (trequartista) and as a forward.

SportsAge 50

Photo: Photojournalist Roberto Vicario derivative work: Clarus The Dogcow ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0

1984 · 42 yrs

Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is credited with boosting the popularity of pop-punk music, in particular for female-driven, punk-influenced pop music in the early 2000s.

MusicAge 42

Photo: Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA · CC BY 2.0

2002 · 24 yrs

Jenna Ortega

Jenna Marie Ortega (born September 27, 2002) is an American actress. Known for her work in horror, Ortega has been called "Gen Z's scream queen" by media publications.

FilmAge 24

Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous deaths5

1590 · 436 yrs

Urban VII

Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and leader of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His papacy is the shortest recognized in history.

ReligionWould be 505

Photo: Jacopino del Conte · Public domain

1700 · 326 yrs

Innocent XII

Pope Innocent XII (Latin: Innocentius XII; Italian: Innocenzo XII; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 12 July 1691 until his death in September 1700.

ReligionWould be 411

Photo: Antonio Zanchi · Public domain

1917 · 109 yrs

Edgar Degas

Edgar Degas (UK:, US:; born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, French:; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings. Degas also produced wax sculptures, prints, and drawings.

ArtWould be 192

Photo: Edgar Degas · Public domain

2017 · 9 yrs

Hugh Hefner

Hugh Marston Hefner (April 9, 1926 – September 27, 2017) was an American magazine publisher and businessman. He was the founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine, a publication with sexualized photographs of women, articles, and fiction, and lengthy interviews with politicians, musicians, artists, and writers.

BusinessWould be 100

Photo: Luke Ford · CC BY-SA 2.5

2024 · 2 yrs

Hasan Nasrallah

Hassan Nasrallah (31 August 1960 – 27 September 2024) was a Lebanese Shia cleric, a militant, and politician who served as the third secretary-general of Hezbollah, a Shia Islamist political party and militia, from 1992 until his assassination in 2024.

MilitaryWould be 66

Photo: Unknown author · CC BY 4.0

Events2

1529 · 497 yrs

First Turkish Siege of Vienna

The 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire.

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1688 · 338 yrs

Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamite war in Ireland, and King William's War in North America.

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