What Happened In March 1927 In History

Historical Events for March, 1927

• 11th » In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre (New York City) known as Roxy Theatre.
• 24th » Nanking Incident: Foreign warships bombard Nanjing, China, in defense of the foreign citizens within the city.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1927

• 1st » Harry Belafonte, American singer-songwriter and actor
• 1st » Robert Bork, American lawyer and scholar, United States Attorney General (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist
• 3rd » Pierre Aubert, Swiss lawyer and politician
• 3rd » Nicolas Freeling, English author (d. 2003)
• 4th » Phil Batt, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Idaho
• 4th » Thayer David, American actor (d. 1978)
• 4th » Jacques Dupin, French poet and critic (d. 2012)
• 4th » Robert Orben, American magician and author
• 4th » Dick Savitt, American tennis player
• 4th » Cy Touff, American trumpet player (d. 2003)
• 5th » Jack Cassidy, American actor (d. 1976)
• 6th » William J. Bell, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
• 6th » Gordon Cooper, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)
• 6th » Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize in Literature known as Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
• 6th » Norman Treigle, American opera singer (d. 1975)
• 7th » James Broderick, American actor (d. 1982)
• 7th » Philippe Clay, French singer and actor (d. 2007)
• 7th » Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist, author, and educator (d. 2006)
• 7th » Henri Landwirth, Belgian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Give Kids The World Village
• 8th » Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer
• 8th » Stanisław Kania, Polish politician
• 10th » Claude Laydu, Belgian-French actor (d. 2011)
• 11th » Joachim Fuchsberger, German actor and television host (d. 2014)
• 11th » Robert Mosbacher, American sailor, businessman, and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Commerce (d. 2010)
• 11th » Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (d. 2014)
• 12th » Raúl Alfonsín, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 46th President of Argentina (d. 2009)
• 13th » Robert Denning, American interior designer (d. 2005)
• 14th » Philippe Lemaire, French actor (d. 2004)
• 15th » Christian Marquand, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2000)
• 15th » Carl Smith (country musician) called Carl Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
• 16th » Ruby Braff, American trumpet player (d. 2003)
• 16th » Vladimir Komarov, Russian pilot, engineer, and astronaut (d. 1967)
• 16th » Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 2003)
• 16th » Olga San Juan, American actress and dancer (d. 2009)
• 17th » Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2008)
• 17th » Betty Allen, American operatic mezzo-soprano (d. 2009)
• 18th » John Kander, American pianist and composer
• 18th » George Plimpton, American journalist and actor (d. 2003)
• 19th » Richie Ashburn, American baseball player (d. 1997)
• 20th » John Joubert (composer) named John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic
• 21st » Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)
• 21st » Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany
• 22nd » Marty Blake, American basketball player and manager (d. 2013)
• 23rd » Mato Damjanović, Croatian chess player (d. 2011)
• 24th » John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (d. 2014)
• 24th » Martin Walser, German author and playwright
• 25th » P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry e.g Chief Minister of Puducherry (d. 2013)
• 26th » Harold Chapman, English photographer
• 27th » Ibrahim Abi-Ackel, Brazilian politician, Ministry of Justice (Brazil) e.g Minister of Justice for Brazil
• 27th » Jean Beetz, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 1991)
• 27th » Ernest Eastman, Liberian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Liberia) known as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Liberia (d. 2011)
• 27th » François Furet, French historian (d. 1997)
• 27th » Anthony Lewis, American journalist (d. 2013)
• 27th » Lorenzo Miguel, Argentinian labor leader (d. 2002)
• 27th » Mo Ostin, American record producer, co-founded Warner Bros. Records and Reprise Records
• 27th » Cornelius Pasichny, Canadian bishop (d. 2014)
• 27th » Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (d. 2007)
• 27th » Jacek Sempoliński, Polish painter and critic (d. 2012)
• 27th » Ralph Sorenson, Canadian politician
• 27th » Gerald J. Wasserburg, American geologist, chemist, and astrophysicist
• 28th » Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (d. 2007)
• 28th » Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (d. 2013)
• 29th » John McLaughlin (host) or John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer
• 29th » John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
• 30th » Robert Armstrong, Baron Armstrong of Ilminster, English civil servant and scholar
• 31st » Cesar Chavez, American union leader and activist (d. 1993)
• 31st » William Daniels, American actor
• 31st » Elmer Diedtrich, American politician (d. 2013)
• 31st » Bud MacPherson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1988)

Famous Deaths for March 1927

• 3rd » Mikhail Artsybashev, Ukrainian author and playwright (b. 1878)
• 3rd » J. G. Parry-Thomas, Welsh race car driver and engineer (b. 1884)
• 4th » Ira Remsen, American chemist (b. 1846)
• 5th » Franz Mertens, German mathematician (b. 1840)
• 11th » Xenophon Stratigos, Greek general (b. 1869)
• 16th » William Exshaw, English sailor (b. 1866)
• 23rd » Paul César Helleu, French painter (b. 1859)
• 27th » Joe Start, American baseball player (b. 1842)
• 28th » Joseph-Médard Émard, Canadian archbishop (b. 1853)

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