1927
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1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1927th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 927th year of the 2nd millennium, the 27th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1920s decade.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s – 1920s – 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1924 1925 1926 – 1927 – 1928 1929 1930 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1927 MCMXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2680 |
| Armenian calendar | 1376 ԹՎ ՌՅՀԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6677 |
| Bahá'í calendar | 83–84 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1848–1849 |
| Bengali calendar | 1334 |
| Berber calendar | 2877 |
| British Regnal year | 17 Geo. 5 – 18 Geo. 5 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2471 |
| Burmese calendar | 1289 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7435–7436 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 4623 or 4563 — to — 丁卯年 (Fire Rabbit) 4624 or 4564 |
| Coptic calendar | 1643–1644 |
| Discordian calendar | 3093 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1919–1920 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5687–5688 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1983–1984 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1848–1849 |
| - Kali Yuga | 5027–5028 |
| Holocene calendar | 11927 |
| Igbo calendar | 927–928 |
| Iranian calendar | 1305–1306 |
| Islamic calendar | 1345–1346 |
| Japanese calendar | Shōwa 2 (昭和２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1857–1858 |
| Juche calendar | 16 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 13 days |
| Korean calendar | 4260 |
| Minguo calendar | ROC 16 民國16年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 459 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2469–2470 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 2053 or 1672 or 900 — to — 阴火兔年 (female Fire-Rabbit) 2054 or 1673 or 901 |
Events
- The Hardy Boys mystery series for children is launched.
- January 1 – Cristero War erupts in Mexico when pro-Church rebels attack secular-minded government
- January 7 – First transatlantic telephone call – New York City to London
- January 9 – Military rebellion crushed in Lisbon
- January 14 – Paul Doumer elected president of France
- January 19 – Britain sends troops to China
- January 30 – Right-wing veterans and the Republican Schutzbund clash in Schattendorf, Burgenland, Austria. One man and a child are killed by gunshots. See July 15.
- February 12 – First British troops land in Shanghai
- February 14 – Earthquake in Yugoslavia – 700 dead
- February 19 – General strike in Shanghai in protest of the presence of the British troops
- February 23 – The Federal Radio Commission (later renamed the Federal Communications Commission) begins to regulate the use of radio frequencies.
- March 4 – A diamond rush in South Africa includes trained athletes that have been hired by major companies to stake claims
- March 6 – In Britain, a 1000 people a week die from influenza epidemic
- March 10 – Albania mobilizes in case of an attack of Yugoslavia
- March 11 – In New York City, the Roxy Theatre is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
- March 11 – First armoured car robbery, committed by the Flatheads gang.
Nobel prizes
- Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian doctor, won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, (b. 1857) (d. 1940)
Births
January
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- January 3 – Mario Lanfranchi, Italian movie directors (d. 2022)
- January 30 – Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)
February
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- February 7 – Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (d. 2020)
- February 20 – Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor (d. 2022)
- February 21 – Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer (d. 2018)
March
- March 6 – Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian writer, journalist and Nobel Prize in Literature (d. 2014)
- March 17 - Patrick Allen, English actor (d. 2006)
- March 31 – Cesar Chavez, American labor union leader (d. 1993)
April
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- April 1 – Ferenc Puskas, Hungarian footballer (d. 2006)
- April 6 – Gerry Mulligan, American musician (d. 1996)
- April 10 – Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American biochemist, won the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, (d. 2010)
- April 16 – Pope Benedict XVI (d. 2022)
- April 18 – Tadeusz Mazowiecki, 1st Prime Minister of Poland (d. 2013)
May
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June 6- Shefqet Nebih Gashi, Serbian politician
- June 10 – László Kubala, Hungarian footballer (d. 2002)
- June 15 – Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
July
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- July 4 – Gina Lollobrigida, Italian actress
- July 4 – Neil Simon, American playwright, writer, academic (d. 2018)
- July 6 – Janet Leigh, American actress (d. 2004)
- July 13 – Simone Veil, 12th President of the European Parliament (d. 2017)
August
- August 18 – Rosalynn Carter, First Lady of the United States
- August 21 – Thomas S. Monson, American religious leader, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2018)
September
- September 16 – Peter Falk, American actor, (d. 2011)
October
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- October 14 – Roger Moore, English actor (d. 2017)
- October 16 – Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (d. 2015)
- October 18 - George C. Scott, American actor (d. 1999)
November
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- November 3 – Odvar Nordli, Prime Minister of Norway (d. 2018)
- November 7 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman, 3rd president of Nintendo (d. 2013)
- November 8 - Patti Page, American singer (d. 2013)
- November 8 – Ken Dodd, English comedian (d. 2018)
- November 8 – Nguyen Khanh, South Vietnamese Prime Minister (d. 2013)
- November 23 – Angelo Sodano, Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (d. 2022)
December
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- December 3 – Andy Williams, American singer (d. 2012)
- December 5 – Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (d. 2016)
- December 10 - Harvey Glatman, American serial killer (d. 1959)
- December 12 – Robert Noyce, American inventor (d. 1990)
- December 25 – Ram Narayan, Indian musician
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