Date·Lore

On This Day · The 86th day of the year

March 27

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Washington Metro — March 27 carries the weight of round numbers. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

♈ZodiacAries ◈BirthstoneAquamarine ❀Birth flowerDaffodil

Aries is the sign for March 27 — read more on the Aries page, or see March's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on March 27?

March 27 is the 86th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1625 and 2009. Famous people born on March 27 include Claude Bourgelat, Quentin Tarantino and James Callaghan.

Released on March 27

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Ena: Dream BBQ
  • Game Karma: The Dark World
  • Game Mini Royale
  • Game The First Berserker: Khazan
  • Game AI Limit
  • Game Inayah: Life after Gods
  • Game Atomfall
  • Game Madoka Magica Magia Exedra

2024

  • Game Unleaving
  • Game Terra Memoria

2023

  • Game 9 Years of Shadows

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1625

    Charles I of England

  2. 1638

    1638 Calabrian earthquakes

  3. 1901

    Philippine–American War

  4. 1941

    World War II

  5. 1958

    Nikita Khrushchev

  6. 1976

    Washington Metro

  7. 1981

    Solidarity (Polish trade union)

  8. 1993

    Jiang Zemin

  9. 1998

    Food and Drug Administration

  10. 2009

    Situ Gintung

Famous birthday twins

Born on March 27

Claude Bourgelat

b. 1712

Quentin Tarantino

b. 1963

James Callaghan

b. 1912

Annemarie Moser-Pröll

b. 1952

Mariano Rajoy

b. 1955

Carl Barks

b. 1901

Jessie J

b. 1988

Vasily Koshechkin

b. 1983

Deaths

  • 2006Stanisław Lem
  • 2002Billy Wilder
  • 1998David McClelland
  • 1968Yuri Gagarin
  • 1938William Stern (psychologist)
  • 710Rupert of Salzburg

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Easter (Palmarian Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Alexander, a Pannonian soldier, martyred in 3rd century.
  • —Christian feast day: Amador of Portugal
  • —Christian feast day: Augusta of Treviso
  • —Christian feast day: Charles Henry Brent (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Gelasius, Archbishop of Armagh
  • —Christian feast day: John of Egypt
  • —Christian feast day: Panacea De' Muzzi

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

About the author

Roman Tailor compiles and reviews every date on DateLore. He's the writer and editor behind the site's editorial essays and the day-by-day almanac. Corrections and questions are welcome — read more about DateLore or get in touch.

Born on this day?

Make your birthday card.

Drop in your birth year and we'll work out your exact age, the day of the week you were born, your Chinese zodiac, your generation, and the countdown to your next candle.