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Birthday January 24, 1927

• The temperature on January 24, 1927 was between -0.1 °C and 4.8 °C and averaged 3.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
• 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.
• In the year 1927: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 7.5 million citizens.
  • January 10 » Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
  • January 11 » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California.
  • 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 4 » The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is incorporated.
  • August 7 » The Peace Bridge opens between Fort Erie, Ontario and Buffalo, New York.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1927 » Paula Hawkins, American politician († 2009)
• 1927 » Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish lieutenant († 2007)
• 1928 » Desmond Morris, English zoologist, ethologist, and painter
• 1928 » Michel Serrault, French actor († 2007)