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March 26, 1927Died on Sunday March 27, 1927
- (73), Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Meijer (79)
- Anna de Vree (72), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
- Chrétien Simenon (86), Liège, Province de Liège, Belgique
- Anderson F. Jordan (65), Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
- Adrianus van Gils (29), Wagenberg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Riedijk (83), Vlaardingen
- Bugter (0), Arnhem
- Arie Leeuwestein (63), Silvolde
- Arie Leeuwenstein (63), Silvolde (Oude IJsselstreek)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 27, 1927 at Delpher
Born on March 27
- 1924 » Ian Black, Scottish international footballer, goalkeeper and lawn bowls player († 2012)
- 1924 » Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer († 2013)
- 1924 » Sarah Vaughan, American singer († 1990)
- 1926 » Frank O'Hara, American writer († 1966)
- 1927 » Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic († 2013)
- 1927 » Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor († 2007)
- 1927 » Sylvia Anderson, English voice actress, screenwriter, and producer († 2016)
- 1928 » Jean Dotto, French cyclist († 2000)
- 1929 » Anne Ramsey, American actress († 1988)
- 1929 » Reg Evans, Australian actor († 2009)
Died on March 27
- 1921 » Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (b. 1847)
- 1922 » Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (b. 1859)
- 1923 » James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (b. 1842)
- 1925 » Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)
- 1926 » Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)
- 1926 » Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (b. 1856)
- 1927 » Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (b. 1842)
- 1927 » Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1844)
- 1928 » Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (b. 1863)
- 1931 » Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (b. 1867)
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.
- March 11 » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
- March 15 » The first Women's Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place on The Isis in Oxford.
- April 12 » Shanghai massacre of 1927: Chiang Kai-shek orders the Chinese Communist Party members executed in Shanghai, ending the First United Front.
- May 1 » The Union Labor Life Insurance Company is founded by the American Federation of Labor.
- May 26 » The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
- August 19 » Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
The weather on Sunday March 27, 1927
The temperature on March 27, 1927 was between 4.1 °C and 11.3 °C and averaged 7.4 °C. There was 4.3 mm of rain. There was 4.3 hours of sunshine (34%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI