1927

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

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

Olof Palme

January 3 – Mario Lanfranchi, Italian movie directors (d. 2022)
January 30 – Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)

February

Juliette Gréco

Sidney Poitier

Hubert de Givenchy

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

Gabriel García Márquez

Cesar Chavez

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

Ferenc Puskás

Gerry Mulligan

Marshall Warren Nirenberg

Pope Benedict XVI

Tadeusz Mazowiecki

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

László Kubala

Hugo Pratt

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

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

Rosalynn Carter

Thomas S. Monson

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

Peter Falk

September 16 – Peter Falk, American actor, (d. 2011)

October

Sir Roger Moore

Günter Grass

George C. Scott

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)