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• Andries Vos, Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland († 1988)
• Adrianus Paulus van Vugt, Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2018)
• Anni Wilhelmine Prins, Amsterdam († 2012)
• Alberdina Dijkman, Amsterdam,, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2022)
• Antoon Busscher († 1981)
• Ardina Hendrika van Grinsven († 2011)
• Albert Prosper Degroote, Vlierzele († 2000)
• Aaltje Middag, Bilthoven, Utrecht, Nederland († 1992)
• Adrianus Leonardus LAGARDE, Dreumel († 1985)
• Adriana Theresia van der Meer, Aalsmeer († 1968)

• Bouwe Hoekstra (63), opsterland
• Antje Alles Groenhof (61), Buitenpost
• Allegonda Henrica Henssen (81), Grave
• Aaltje Lokhorst (27), Oldebroek, Nederland
• Arthur BEDDOW (59)
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• Anna Maria Kuypers (67), Grathem
• Antje Groenhof (61), Buitenpost, gem. Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Nederland
• Akke Anes Postma (82), Arum, Friesland, Netherlands
• Catharina Engelina Fonteijn (47), Wijchen (ge,nld)

• 1923 » Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, Seminole chief († 2011)
• 1924 » Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah († 2013)
• 1925 » Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster († 2015)
• 1926 » Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator († 2014)
• 1926 » Basil A. Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 59th Secretary of State of New York († 2014)
• 1926 » Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author († 2016)
• 1927 » Coretta Scott King, African-American activist and author († 2006)
• 1927 » Joe Moakley, American soldier, lawyer, and politician († 2001)
• 1929 » Nina Ponomaryova, Russian discus thrower and coach († 2016)
• 1931 » Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist and educator

• 1893 » John Ballance, Irish-born New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1839)
• 1896 » Henry Parkes, English-Australian businessman and politician, 7th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1815)
• 1915 » Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1872)
• 1915 » John Labatt, Canadian businessman (b. 1838)
• 1932 » Hart Crane, American poet (b. 1899)
• 1936 » Karl Pearson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1857)
• 1937 » Antonio Gramsci, Italian sociologist, linguist, and politician (b. 1891)
• 1938 » Edmund Husserl, Czech mathematician and philosopher (b. 1859)
• 1952 » Guido Castelnuovo, Italian mathematician and statistician (b. 1865)
• 1961 » Roy Del Ruth, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1893)

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.
• May 21 » Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
• June 13 » Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
• July 4 » First flight of the Lockheed Vega.
• July 16 » Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
• September 7 » The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
• October 25 » The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.

The temperature on April 27, 1927 was between 0.5 °C and 10.9 °C and averaged 6.1 °C. There was 11.9 hours of sunshine (81%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.