About the day » Wednesday March 2, 1927Calender converter

• Adriana Josephina Kapteijns, Heeswijk, Bernheze († 1992)
• Ann Lorraine Demerath, Grand Chute, Outagamie County, VS († 2004)
• Albert Joseph Rikhof, Borne († 2008)
• Christina Andrea Kuipers, Beilen († 2009)
• Agnes van der Hurk, Tandjoeng Pandan (Billiton) († 2007)
• Alexander Marcus Menist, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1942)
• Coenraad Mojel, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1996)
• Ciel Vandenwildenberg († 1967)
• David(je) Eggermont, Rotterdam, Nederland († 1928)
• Antoinetta Johanna Paardekam, Ossendrecht († 1998)

• Antonius van den Hout (61), Hulsel
• Barbara Hoogendam (65), Rotterdam, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Berend Sikken (79), Noord, Hoogeveen
• Anna Maria Steeghs (90), Horst
• Adalee Evans (70), Cherokee County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
• Frans Mol (60), elim
• Adriana Baak (64), 's-Gravenhage
• Aleida ten Hove (Klitsenleide) (73), Rijssen
• Anthonie van Zanten (0), Haarlemmermeer
• Adriana Kooiman (77), Ridderkerk

• 1923 » Basil Hume, English cardinal († 1999)
• 1923 » Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician († 2017)
• 1924 » Cal Abrams, American baseball player († 1997)
• 1924 » Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic († 2004)
• 1926 » Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal († 2014)
• 1926 » Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian († 1995)
• 1927 » Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist († 2017)
• 1930 » Emma Penella, Spanish actress († 2007)
• 1930 » John Cullum, American actor and singer
• 1930 » Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author († 2018)

• 1921 » Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1850)
• 1930 » D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1885)
• 1938 » Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (b. 1871)
• 1939 » Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (b. 1874)
• 1943 » Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (b.1867)
• 1944 » Ida Maclean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (b. 1877)
• 1945 » Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (b. 1871)
• 1946 » Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (b. 1895)
• 1946 » George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1872)
• 1947 » Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (b. 1882)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Jacob
13. Wilhelmus
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Dirk

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Catharina
8. Hendrika
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Geertruida
12. Jacoba
13. Helena
14. Aaltje
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• 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 9 » A fire at the Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
• May 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
• September 30 » Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season.
• October 6 » Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
• November 12 » Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
• December 30 » The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

The temperature on March 2, 1927 was between 6.6 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 7.9 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain. There was 2.0 hours of sunshine (18%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.