A belated selective cut and paste from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_27:
1871 - The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
1958 - Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the Soviet Union.
1970 - Concorde makes its first supersonic flight.
1993 - Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China.
1998 - The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
1901 - Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000)
His name may not ring a bell, but his creations probably will... he created Duckburg and its inhabitants including Scrooge McDuck. His stories have influenced the likes of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. A legend in the history of comics illustration.
1942 - Michael York, English actor
LOGAN'S RUN!! THE THREE MUSKETEERS!!
1963 - Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer
One of my favorite directors.
1972 - M. C. Escher, Dutch artist (b. 1898)
If you have never heard of him, just check out his art... a mind-trip!
2002 - Milton Berle, American actor and comedian (b. 1908)
2002 - Billy Wilder, American director (b. 1906)
A giant amongst directors. Directed so many classics, for me, he directed possibly the best (or 2nd best) film noir of all time, DOUBLE INDEMNITY, starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck.
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