What Happened on March 27, 1944

Historical Events

  • 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kaunas Lithuania
  • 40 Jewish policemen in Riga, Latvia, ghetto are shot by the Gestapo
  • Children's Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno

Transport No. 70 to Auschwitz

Transport No. 70 departs Drancy (France) internment camp, taking 1,000 French Jews to Auschwitz extermination camp in Nazi German occupied Poland; 480 killed upon arrival, approximately 152 survive the war


Famous Birthdays

  • Khosrow Shakibai, Iranian actor (Hamoun), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2008)

About March 27, 1944

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 80 years and 1 month
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries