What Happened on March 27, 1910

Historical Events

  • Fire during a barn-dance in Ököritófülpös, Hungary, kills 312

Famous Birthdays

  • Ai Qing, Chinese poet, born in Jinhua, Zhejiang province (d. 1996)
  • Frank Smailes, English cricket all-rounder (1 Test; 8 County C'ships, Yorkshire), born in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England (d. 1970)
  • John Pierce, American engineer (1st communications satellite Telstar 1), born in Des Moines, Iowa (d. 2002)
  • Rudi Ball, German-Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic bronze 1932), born in Berlin (d. 1975)
Born in 1910

Famous Deaths

  • Alexander Agassiz, American biologist and geologist, dies at 74
  • David Duffle Wood, American blind composer (organist and choir master at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church), dies at 72
1910 Highlights

About March 27, 1910

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 114 years and 22 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Aries