Historical Events on March 27.

1.  World Theatre Day

2.  1794, 27th March: Establishment of the US Navy.

3.  1871, 27th March: The first international rugby match played between Scotland and England, which Scotland won.

4.  1958, 27th March: Nikita Khrushchev became President of Soviet Russia.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on March 27.

1.  1845: Wilhelm Rontgen, a German mechanical engineer, and physicist.

2.  1863: Henry Royce, he founded Rolls-Royce. 

3.  1899: Lakshmi N. Menon, an Indian freedom fighter and politician. 

4.  1901: Carl Barks, an American cartoonist, author, and painter.

5.  1985: Ram Charan Teja, an Indian film actor, producer, and entrepreneur.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on March 27.

1.  1898: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, an Islamic pragmatist, Islamic reformer, and philosopher.

2.  1952: Kiichiro Toyoda, a Japanese businessman. He is the founder of Toyota Motor Corporation. 

3.  1967: Jaroslav Heyrovsky, a Czech chemist, and inventor. 

4.  1968: Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Air Forces pilot who became the first human to journey into outer space.

5.  2000: Priya Rajvansh, an Indian film actress.

27-March-1552

Guru Angad Dev, Sikh Guru, passed away.

27-March-1767

Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away.

27-March-1845

Wilhelm Conrad Von Roentgen, professor and first nobel prize winner, was born at Lennep, Germany.

27-March-1878

Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.

27-March-1898

Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of Modern India, passed away at Aligarh.

27-March-1898

Syed Ahmad Khan, great social reformer, educationist, journalist, leader and one of the most eminent builders of modern India, passed away at Aligarh.

27-March-1942

Gandhiji meets Sir Stafford Cripps in New Delhi; later declares Cripps proposals to be a "post-dated cheque".

27-March-1966

Indira Gandhi meets Johnson in Washington.

27-March-1977

The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.

27-March-1977

N. Sanjeeva Reddy elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.

27-March-1989

Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.

27-March-1989

T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989.

27-March-1990

A 10-member Progressive Democratic Front Ministry led by Churchill Alemao sworn in Goa.

27-March-1990

21 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India.

27-March-1991

Chautala recommends Assembly dissolution.

27-March-1992

India signs Friendship Treaty with Ukraine.

27-March-1993

Hari Singh from Haryana hijacks an IA plane, but surrender after 8 hours.

27-March-1996

President and Governors of respective states issue notifications for elections to the 11th Lok Sabha and 6 State Assemblies.

27-March-1997

40 more inducted in UP cabinet, raising strength to 45.

27-March-1997

Punjab men and Railway women win National volleyball league in Tiruppur.

27-March-1997

South African President Nelson Mandela arrives in New Delhi on official visit.

27-March-1999

World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.

27-March-2000

After more than two-and-a-half-years, a Delhi court resumes trial in the St. Kitts forgery case following Delhi High Court's order upholding the lower court's verdict on framing of charges.

27-March-2000

Mohan Bagan lifts title in the National Football league in Calcutta.