What Happened In January 1927 In History

Historical Events for January, 1927

• 1st » The Cristero War begins in Mexico.
• 1st » Turkey adopts the Gregorian calendar: December 18, 1926 (Julian), is immediately followed by January 1, 1927 (Gregorian).
• 2nd » Angered by the anti-clerical provisions of the Constitution of Mexico or Mexican Constitution of 1917, Catholic rebels in Mexico Cristero War or rebelled against the government.
• 7th » The first transatlantic telephone service is established from New York City named New York, New York to London named London, United Kingdom.
• 9th » A fire at the Laurier Palace Theatre fire called Laurier Palace movie theatre in Montreal named Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children.
• 11th » Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles e.g Los Angeles, California.
• 22nd » Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a association football football match anywhere in the world, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United at Arsenal Stadium Highbury.
• 27th » Ibn Saud takes the title of Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz known as King of Nejd.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1927

• 1st » Maurice Béjart, French-Swiss dancer, choreographer, and director (d. 2007)
• 1st » Calum MacKay, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2001)
• 1st » Yvonne Sanson, Greek actress (d. 2003)
• 1st » Vernon L. Smith, American economist, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences or Nobel Prize laureate
• 1st » Doak Walker, American football player (d. 1998)
• 2nd » Grigoris Varfis, Greek politician
• 4th » Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman
• 4th » Barbara Rush, American actress
• 6th » Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (d. 2014)
• 8th » Charles Tomlinson, English poet and academic
• 9th » Sunderlal Bahuguna, Indian environmentalist
• 10th » Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (d. 2003)
• 10th » Lee Philips, American actor and director (d. 1999)
• 10th » Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1990)
• 10th » Otto Stich, Swiss politician, 140th President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 2012)
• 13th » Brock Adams, American politician (d. 2004)
• 13th » Sydney Brenner, South African biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine named Nobel Prize laureate
• 14th » Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player
• 15th » Phyllis Coates, American actress
• 17th » Thomas Anthony Dooley III, American physician and humanitarian (d. 1961)
• 17th » Norman Kaye, Australian actor (d. 2007)
• 17th » Eartha Kitt, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 17th » Harlan Mathews, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
• 17th » E.W. Swackhamer, American director and producer (d. 1994)
• 20th » Helen Elliot, Scottish table tennis player (d. 2013)
• 21st » Clive Churchill, Australian rugby player (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Lou Creekmur, American football player (d. 2009)
• 23rd » Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (d. 1994)
• 23rd » Jack Quinlan, American sportscaster (d. 1965)
• 24th » Sir Patrick Macnaghten, 11th Baronet, Scottish chief (d. 2007)
• 25th » Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1994)
• 26th » José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran politician, President of Honduras (d. 2005)
• 26th » Bob Nieman, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 26th » Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (d. 2013)
• 27th » Billy Barnes (composer) e.g Billy Barnes, American composer (d. 2012)
• 27th » Jerry Haynes, American actor (d. 2011)
• 28th » Per Oscarsson, Swedish actor (d. 2010)
• 28th » Ronnie Scott, English saxophonist (d. 1996)
• 28th » Hiroshi Teshigahara, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 28th » Vera Williams, American author and illustrator
• 29th » Edward Abbey, American environmentalist and author (d. 1989)
• 29th » Gerald D. Klee, American psychiatrist and educator (d. 2013)
• 30th » Ahmed Abdul-Malik, American bassist and oud player (d. 1993)
• 30th » Olof Palme, Swedish politician, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1986)
• 30th » Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, Indian dermatologist (d. 2005)
• 31st » Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation e.g Filmation Studios (d. 2005)

Famous Deaths for January 1927

• 3rd » Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)
• 7th » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 9th » Houston Stewart Chamberlain, English-German author (b. 1855)
• 17th » Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)
• 19th » Carlota of Mexico (b. 1840)
• 22nd » James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (b. 1848)
• 27th » Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Lithuanian bishop (b. 1871)

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