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)

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
Died in 1910 1910 Highlights

About March 27, 1910

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 114 years, 1 month and 5 days
Leap Year: No

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