March 27

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Frederick Henry Royce(1863–1933) Ludwig Mies van der Rohe(1886–1969) Gloria Swanson(Svensson 1899 –1983); Arthur Evans–74 Bart Conner–58 Quentin Tarantino–53 David Koz–53 Kevin Corrigan–47 Mariah Carey–46 Nathan Fillion–45 Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson–41 Holliday Grainger–28 ; 1794 – President George Washington and Congress authorized creation of the U.S. Navy ; 1976 – The first 4.6 miles of the Washington Metro subway system opens.