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Died on Sunday January 2, 1927
- Arnoldus Willebrordus van Everdingen (75), Culemborg, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antien van den Broek (66), Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Roozenburg (40), Naaldwijk, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Allie Deborah Roberts Holland <iKKiInfo>1 (32), Nansemond County, Virginia
- Antje Bosma (3), Sint Nicolaasga
- Antonius van Berkel (67), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Willemina Menop (74), Eefde (Gorssel)
- Aaltje Tonnis (63), Harkstede, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
- Aaltje Tonnis (63), Harkstede, Nederland
- Abrahama Jacoba van der Schrier (55), Oegstgeest, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1927 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1918 » Willi Graf, German physician and activist († 1943)
- 1919 » Beatrice Hicks, American engineer († 1979)
- 1920 » Isaac Asimov, American writer and professor of biochemistry († 1992)
- 1921 » Glen Harmon, Canadian ice hockey player († 2007)
- 1926 » Gino Marchetti, American football player († 2019)
- 1928 » Dan Rostenkowski, American politician († 2010)
- 1929 » Tellervo Koivisto, Finnish politician, former First Lady of Finland
- 1931 » Toshiki Kaifu, Japanese lawyer and politician, 76th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1934 » John Hollowbread, English footballer, goalkeeper († 2007)
- 1936 » Roger Miller, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor († 1992)
Died on January 2
- 1904 » James Longstreet, American general and diplomat (b. 1821)
- 1913 » Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (b. 1855)
- 1915 » Karl Goldmark, Hungarian violinist and composer (b. 1830)
- 1917 » Léon Flameng, French cyclist (b. 1877)
- 1920 » Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
- 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
- 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
- 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
Names that were popular for boys in 1927
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Petrus
- Antonius
- Gerardus
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Maria
- Pieter
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1927
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Theresia
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Marie
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1927
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from March 8, 1926 to August 10, 1929 the cabinet De Geer I, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
- January 7 » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City to London.
- May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
- May 21 » Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
- November 13 » The Holland Tunnel opens to traffic as the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.
- November 21 » Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
The weather on Sunday January 2, 1927
The temperature on January 2, 1927 was between 5.2 °C and 6.5 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI