Famous people born on March 27 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 27, you share it with Sarah Vaughan, Quentin Tarantino, Mariah Carey — and you were born under Aries, the sign of the bold, energetic, and first through every door.
Birthday basics for March 27
Aries ♈
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
86th
Day of the year
March 27 is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years), with 279 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 27
Sarah Vaughan — American jazz singer nicknamed 'The Divine One' (born 1924).
Quentin Tarantino — American film director of Pulp Fiction (born 1963).
Mariah Carey — American pop singer with a five-octave vocal range (born 1969).
Also sharing the day:
Wilhelm Röntgen (b. 1845) — German physicist who discovered X-rays and won the first Nobel Prize in Physics.
Gloria Swanson (b. 1899) — Silent film queen who returned to glory in Sunset Boulevard.
Fergie (b. 1975) — American singer who topped charts with the Black Eyed Peas and solo hits.
March 27 in history
1912 — First Lady Helen Taft planted the first Japanese cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C., a gift from Tokyo.
1958 — Nikita Khrushchev became premier of the Soviet Union.
1964 — The Great Alaska Earthquake, the most powerful ever recorded in North America, struck on Good Friday.
1794 — President George Washington signed the Naval Act, creating the United States Navy's first six frigates.
1899 — Guglielmo Marconi sent the first international wireless transmission across the English Channel.
2004 — NASA's X-43A scramjet flew at nearly Mach 7, a record for a jet-powered aircraft.
March 27 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 27?
Anyone born on March 27 is a Aries — bold, energetic, and first through every door.
What is the birthstone for March 27?
The birthstone for a March 27 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 27?
Sarah Vaughan is among the best known — American jazz singer nicknamed 'The Divine One' (born 1924).
What happened on March 27?
In 1912, First Lady Helen Taft planted the first Japanese cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C., a gift from Tokyo.
What day of the year is March 27?
March 27 is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years), with 279 days still to come.
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