1927

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
January 3 - Mario Lanfranchi, Italian movie directors (d. 2022)
January 30 - Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)
February
February 7 - Juliette Greco, 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 Garcia Marquez, 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
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
June
June 6- Shefqet Nebih Gashi, Serbian politician
June 10 - Laszlo Kubala, Hungarian footballer (d. 2002)
June 15 - Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (d. 1995)
July
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
October 14 - Roger Moore, English actor (d. 2017)
October 16 - Gunter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (d. 2015)
October 18 - George C. Scott, American actor (d. 1999)
November
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
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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