Top Historical Events That Happened on March 27

1917  In this year, Lt. Frederick M. W. Harvey (Lord Strathcona's Horse Cdn.) claims the Victoria Cross at Gyencourt France.   

1917  Cyrus R Vance, US Secretary of State (1977-80)   

1918  In this year, Lt. Alan Arnett MCLeod Cdn. (Royal Flying Corp) claims the Victoria Cross for service over France   

1918  Moldova and Bessarabia join Romania.   

1919  Julian Amery, conservative minister   

1920  Film stars Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks wed.   

1920  Richard Hayman, bandleader/conductor/pianist (Theme of 3 Penny Opera).   

1920  Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26.   

1921  Tom Bevill, (Rep-D-AL, 1967- ).   

1922  Margaret Stacey, sociologist   

1922  Nikolay Alexandrovich Sokolov, composer, dies at 63   

1923  Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist whose inventions include the thermos flask and cordite, dies.   

1923  Louis Simpson, Jamaican/US poet (Good News of Death).   

1924  Canada recognizes USSR   

1924  Walter Parratt, composer, dies at 83   

1925  Carl G Neumann, German mathematician/physicist, dies at 92.   

1927  Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor is born   

1928  KGB-AM in San Diego CA begins radio transmissions.   

1928  Leslie Stuart, composer, dies at 64   

1929  Samuil Shatunovsky, Ukrainian mathematician, dies at 70.   

1930  The inaugural US radio broadcast from a ship at sea   

1930  1st US radio broadcast from a ship at sea.   

1931  Charlie Chaplin receives France's distinguished Legion of Honor.   

1931  John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on   

1931  Arnold Bennett, novelist, dies.   

1932  De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt.   

1933  At a mass rally in New York's Madison Square Garden, Jewish leaders threaten a counter-boycott against German-made goods unless their anti-Jewish boycott is called off.   

1933  Farm Credit Administration (US) authorized   

1933  Japan leaves League of Nations.   

1933  Polythene discovered by Reginald Gibson and Eric William Fawcett.   

1933  Lionel Palairet, cricketer (49 runs in 2 Tests for England 1902), dies.   

1936  WOS-AM in Jefferson City Missouri goes off the air.   

1937  Feyenoord-stadium official opens in Rotterdam.   

1938  The Battle of Taierzhuang takes place   

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0972  King robert ii of france: King robert ii of france (d. 1031)   

1416  Antonio squarcialupi: Composer   

1554  Everhardus van bronchorst: Dutch lawyer   

1627  Stephen fox: English politician   

1665  Benjamin neukirch: German poet (herrn von hofmannswaldau)   

1676  Francis ii rákóczi: Leader of the hungarian uprising against the habsburg   

1696  Antoine court: French huguenot minister   

1702  Johann ernst eberlin: Composer   

0710  Rupert of salzburg: Rupert of salzburg   

0922  Al-hallaj al-mughith-al-hsayn mansur: Persian mystic, beheaded at 64   

0965  Death of Arnulf i: The elder/the great, count of flanders (918-65),   

0973  Death of Herman: Duke of saxony   

1378  Death of Gregory xi: [pierre r the beaufort], last french pope (1370-78),   

1462  Vasili ii of russia: Grand prince of moscow (b. 1415)   

1472  Death of Janus pannonius: Hungarian poet/translator,   

1482  Death of Maria: Duchess of burgundy/countess of holland,