Daily Calendar for Friday, March 27, 2026
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Friday, March 27, 2026
Died
- Pope Gregory XI –
- Wilhelm Beer (astronomer, died in Berlin, Germany) –
- Wilhelm Beer (astronomer) –
- Yuri Gagarin (first man in space) –
- Easley Blackwood (bridge game expert) –
- Ferry Porsche (automobile manufacturer) –
- Billy Wilder (Oscar-winning filmmaker) –
- Milton Berle (comedian) –
- Dudley Moore (actor) –
- Edward J. Piszek (once made too many crab cakes for a local bar and threw the extras in a freezer, an accident that led to a frozen seafood empire, Mrs. Paul’s Kitchens) –
Born
- Nathaniel Currier (lithographer) –
- Wilhelm Roentgen (physicist) –
- Henry Royce (automobile manufacturer) –
- Patty Smith Hill (educator) –
- Gloria Swanson (actress) –
- Snooky Lanson (singer) –
- Sarah Vaughan (jazz singer) –
- David Janssen (actor) –
- Michael York (actor) –
- Quentin Tarantino (actor, director, & writer) –
- Mariah Carey (singer) –
- Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson (singer) –
- Brenda Song (actress) –
Events
- British General William Howe, his troops, and many Tories, sailed from Boston’s outer harbor for Halifax, Nova Scotia, after evacuating the city –
- The first steam fire engine was tested in New York City –
- A corkscrew was patented by M.L. Byrn of New York City –
- Andrew Rankin received a patent for the urinal –
- Regina made capital of N.W.T. –
- First cherry trees, a gift from Japan, planted on Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. –
- Steve McQueen made his debut on a Goodyear Playhouse episode called The Chivington Raid”“ –
- Nikita Khrushchev became Premier of the Soviet Union in addition to first secretary of the Communist Party –
- A 9.2-magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the United States, shook Prince William Sound in Alaska, causing significant damage and a major tsunami. –
- Marlon Brando turned down an Oscar for his performance in The Godfather as a gesture of support for the Indians occupying the Wounded Knee reservation in South Dakota –
- A Dutch KLM 747 collided on takeoff with a Pan American 747 at Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 582 people –
- Mt. St. Helens erupted after 123-year dormancy, starting a series of events that led to a cataclysmic eruption on May 18. –
- X-43A Scramjet flew at Mach 7 –
- 25-pound 2-ounce burbot caught in Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan –
- 50-pound carp caught in MacArthur Park Lake in Los Angeles, California –
- Almost 800 students of the Pike County Elementary School in Zebulon, Georgia, wished janitor Haze Mabry a happy 80th birthday –
Weather
- Series of spring dust storms in Kansas blotted out sun, 70 mph westerly gale –
- This was the last of three days of snow that brought 50 inches to the Black Hills of South Dakota –
- Fatal tornadoes occurred in the United States on this day and on the 27th of every month though August - as well as in November. –
- A fast-moving blizzard swept through eastern Newfoundland –
- A spring blizzard brought high winds, blowing snow, and freezing rain to the Canadian island of Newfoundland. –
- 5.75 inches of rain fell in Nashville, Tennessee –