On This Day for March 27 - Cleopatra reinstated as queen of Egypt, Mariah Carey is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. March 27 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Mariah Carey READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 47 bce Cleopatra reinstated as queen of Egypt READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2020: North Macedonia became the 30th country to join NATO. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about world organizations.] 2002: American comedian Milton Berle—who, as a popular entertainer in the early days of television in the United States, came to be known as "Mr. Television"—died at age 93. [Test your knowledge of pop culture.] 1998: The drug Viagra from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in treating erectile dysfunction. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about the human body.] 1963: American director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino—whose films, including Reservoir Dogs (1992) and Pulp Fiction (1994), are noted for their stylized violence, razor-sharp dialogue, and fascination with film and pop culture—was born. [Take our quiz covering everything about movies.] 1927: Mstislav Rostropovich, one of the best-known cellists of the 20th century and music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., from 1977 to 1994, was born in Azerbaijan. [ How well do you know musical instruments?] 1886: German American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, whose rectilinear forms crafted in elegant simplicity epitomized the International Style of architecture, was born. [ Take our history of architecture quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1963 Quentin Tarantino American director and screenwriter 1970 Mariah Carey American singer 1955 Mariano Rajoy prime minister of Spain 1785 Louis (XVII) king of France 1886 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe American architect 1845 Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen German physicist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help