What Happened on April 27, 2023

Historical Events

Findings from the Zoonomia Project published - where genomes of 240 mammals collected and compared. Reveals 10.7% of the human genome identical to almost all species. [1]

Pence Testifies to Grand Jury

Former Vice President Mike Pence appears before the federal grand jury investigating President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss [1]

48th Vice President of the United States Mike Pence

45th US President, Businessman and TV Personality Donald Trump

The Late Late Show

James Corden's final appearance as host of "The Late Late Show" on CBS, after 1,196 episodes

Actor, Comedian and TV Host James Corden

NFL Draft: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young first pick by the Carolina Panthers
Pakistani architect Yasmeen Lari awarded Royal Institute of British Architects' Royal Gold Medal for her humanitarian work providing structures for Pakistanis' marginalized communities [1]

Events in 2023

Famous Deaths

(Charles William) "Wee Willie" Harris, English singer known as "Britain's wild man of rock 'n' roll", dies at 90 [1]
Dick Groat, American baseball shortstop (NL MVP & NL batting champion 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates; 8 x MLB All-Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and College Basketball HOF guard (Duke Uni; Fort Wayne Pistons), dies at 92

Jerry Springer (1944-2023)

German-American politician (Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1977), and television tabloid talk show host (Jerry Springer, 1991-2018), dies of pancreatic cancer at 79