196 BC The Rosetta Stone is a one ton black stone stele bearing a translation of Ancient Egyptian text, the first recovered in modern times. The Stone is inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt on March 27, 196 BC during the reign of King Ptolemy V. The texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script, Demotic script and Ancient Greek. This meant the stone could serve as a translation key to help scholars crack the hieroglyphics, which had died out around the 4th century.
1169 The beginning of Saladin's military career was under his uncle Shirkuh on behalf of Nur al-Din, the ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire, in Egypt. With his uncle he conquered Egypt. Saladin was inaugurated as Vizier of Fatimid in Egypt on March 27, 1169. Not long after Nur ad-Din's death in 1174, Saladin launched his conquest of Syria, peacefully entering Damascus at the request of its governor. In 1175 he was proclaimed the "Sultan of Egypt and Syria".
1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reached the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida on Easter Sunday, March 27, 1513. The Spanish shipped the native Lucayans to slavery in Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). The Bahamas were mostly deserted from 1513 until 1648, when English colonists from Bermuda settled on the island of Eleuthera.
1613 The first English child born in Canada came into this world at London and Bristol Company's Cuper's Cove, colony in Newfoundland on March 27, 1613. The father, Nicholas Guy (fl. 1612 – 1631), was a member of the first group of settlers to journey to Newfoundland for colonization. In the winter of 1612 - 1613 there were sixty-two people were living in the colony.
1625 By the age of fifty, King James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England) was suffering increasingly from arthritis, gout and kidney stones. He also lost his teeth, and drank heavily. James died on March 27 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery, which had followed a bout of tertian ague (malaria) and a stroke. He was buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
1625 Charles I became King of England and Scotland on March 27, 1625 following the death of his father King James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England). He was crowned on February 2, 1626 at Westminster Abbey. Charles I's reign was marked by political and religious tensions that eventually led to the English Civil War. He was defeated and executed by Parliament in 1649, bringing an end to the monarchy in England until the Restoration in 1660.
1634 In April 1632 Charles I of England granted a charter for the territory between Pennsylvania and Virginia About 250 set off for this new haven from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. They arrived in the new colony on March 27, 1634. The settlers made their first permanent settlement at St. Mary's City in what is now St. Mary's County. The new "Maryland Colony" was named in honor of Charles I's Catholic queen Henrietta Maria.
1712 French veterinary surgeon Claude de Bourgelat was born on March 27, 1712. When a disease called rinderpest decimated herds of European cattle, colleges of veterinary medicine began to arise in Europe and, later, elsewhere. The world's first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France in 1762 by Claude Bourgelat.
1794 To protect American merchant ships from Barbary pirates, Congress passed the Naval Act on March 27, 1794. It authorized the building of six frigates, which eventually became the U.S. Navy. The frigates were designed to be fast, heavily armed, and capable of sustained operations at sea. They played an important role in defending American shipping and commerce during the Quasi-War with France (1798-1800), and later saw action in the Barbary Wars (1801-1805) and the War of 1812 (1812-1815).
1848 The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England to establish a colony in New Zealand following the purchase of land at Putaringamotu (modern Riccarton). The first party of European settlers established themselves in what is now Christchurch 33 months later. The name "Christ Church" was decided prior to the ships' arrival, at the Association's first meeting, on March 27, 1848.
1169 The beginning of Saladin's military career was under his uncle Shirkuh on behalf of Nur al-Din, the ruler of the Syrian province of the Seljuk Empire, in Egypt. With his uncle he conquered Egypt. Saladin was inaugurated as Vizier of Fatimid in Egypt on March 27, 1169. Not long after Nur ad-Din's death in 1174, Saladin launched his conquest of Syria, peacefully entering Damascus at the request of its governor. In 1175 he was proclaimed the "Sultan of Egypt and Syria".
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| Saladino, by Cristofano dell'Altissimo, ante 1568 |
1378 After the death of Pope Gregory XI on March 27, 1378, there was a disputed Papal election. The election of Pope Urban VI caused a division in the Catholic Church as some favored Cardinal Clement VII instead. The disagreement resulted in two factions that were unable to agree, leading to Urban VI ruling from Rome and Clement VII moving into the papal palace at Avignon. This split of Western Europe marked the beginning of the Great Western Schism.
1613 The first English child born in Canada came into this world at London and Bristol Company's Cuper's Cove, colony in Newfoundland on March 27, 1613. The father, Nicholas Guy (fl. 1612 – 1631), was a member of the first group of settlers to journey to Newfoundland for colonization. In the winter of 1612 - 1613 there were sixty-two people were living in the colony.
1625 By the age of fifty, King James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England) was suffering increasingly from arthritis, gout and kidney stones. He also lost his teeth, and drank heavily. James died on March 27 1625 during a violent attack of dysentery, which had followed a bout of tertian ague (malaria) and a stroke. He was buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
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| James being carried to heaven by angels by Rubens |
1625 Charles I became King of England and Scotland on March 27, 1625 following the death of his father King James VI (of Scotland) and I (of England). He was crowned on February 2, 1626 at Westminster Abbey. Charles I's reign was marked by political and religious tensions that eventually led to the English Civil War. He was defeated and executed by Parliament in 1649, bringing an end to the monarchy in England until the Restoration in 1660.
1634 In April 1632 Charles I of England granted a charter for the territory between Pennsylvania and Virginia About 250 set off for this new haven from Cowes on the Isle of Wight. They arrived in the new colony on March 27, 1634. The settlers made their first permanent settlement at St. Mary's City in what is now St. Mary's County. The new "Maryland Colony" was named in honor of Charles I's Catholic queen Henrietta Maria.
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| The Founding of Maryland, 1634. |
1712 French veterinary surgeon Claude de Bourgelat was born on March 27, 1712. When a disease called rinderpest decimated herds of European cattle, colleges of veterinary medicine began to arise in Europe and, later, elsewhere. The world's first veterinary school was founded in Lyon, France in 1762 by Claude Bourgelat.
1794 To protect American merchant ships from Barbary pirates, Congress passed the Naval Act on March 27, 1794. It authorized the building of six frigates, which eventually became the U.S. Navy. The frigates were designed to be fast, heavily armed, and capable of sustained operations at sea. They played an important role in defending American shipping and commerce during the Quasi-War with France (1798-1800), and later saw action in the Barbary Wars (1801-1805) and the War of 1812 (1812-1815).
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| The Act to Provide a Naval Armament |
1848 The Canterbury Association was formed in 1848 in England to establish a colony in New Zealand following the purchase of land at Putaringamotu (modern Riccarton). The first party of European settlers established themselves in what is now Christchurch 33 months later. The name "Christ Church" was decided prior to the ships' arrival, at the Association's first meeting, on March 27, 1848.
1871 The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, was played on March 27, 1871 at a time when teams still consisted of 20 players each side. The match took place at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh, in front of a crowd of 4000, who paid an entrance fee of one shilling each. Scotland won by one goal and one try to one goal. There were no penalty goals, as it was accepted that gentlemen would not cheat.
1886 The architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born as Maria Ludwig Michael Mies on March 27, 1886, the son of a stonemason, in Aachen, Germany. After The First World War, as a young architect and designer in Berlin, Mies foreshadowed modern architecture with innovative designs for tubular-steel furniture (the cantilevered Barcelona chair (1929)) and steel and glass skyscrapers which demonstrated his interest in technological innovation and beautiful form.
1899 Guglielmo Marconi transmitted the first ever wireless communication across the English Channel on March 27, 1899, from Wimereux, France to South Foreland Lighthouse, England. Prior to Marconi's achievement, long-distance communication was only possible through wired telegraph cables, which were expensive and vulnerable to damage. Marconi's wireless telegraph system opened up new possibilities for communication and became the precursor to modern wireless communication technologies, such as radio and cell phones.
1912 The first cherry blossom trees were planted in Washington DC on March 27, 1912. The Japanese cherry trees were a gift from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington. Today, the National Cherry Blossom Festival is held annually in Washington DC to celebrate the beauty of the cherry blossoms and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.
1914 Belgian doctor Albert Hustin performed the first non-direct blood transfusion on March 27, 1914, though this was a diluted solution of blood. Later in the year, Argentine doctor Luis Agote used a much less diluted solution. Both used sodium citrate as an anticoagulant.
1977 The worst aviation accident in history occurred on March 27, 1977 when two Boeing 747 airliners collided on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The accident occurred when the KLM flight attempted to take off without clearance from the air traffic control tower and collided with the Pan Am flight that was taxiing on the runway. All 248 passengers and crew members on the KLM flight were killed, as were 335 passengers and crew members on the Pan Am flight.
1992 On March 27, 1992, Sonoco Products Company of Hartsville, South Carolina filed a patent for the "self-opening polyethylene bag stack." The main innovation of this redesign is that the removal of a bag from the rack opens the next plastic bag in the stack.
2021 The current world record for holding your breath underwater is an incredible 24 minutes and 37 seconds! This record was set by Budimir Šobat from Croatia on March 27, 2021. It's important to note that Šobat breathed pure oxygen before his attempt, which helps freedivers hold their breath for longer periods.
2022 Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, received a diagnosis of alopecia in 2018, and subsequently shaved her head due to the condition. At the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about her shaved head, referring to the movie G.I. Jane.
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