Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1927 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Great London Tornado - 1091, Battle of Fornham - 1173, Battle of Neville Cross - 1346, Regicides Executed - 1660, London Beer Flood - 1814, 1st Professional Golf Tournament - 1860, First Motoring Offences in Britain - 1895, First Full-Scale British Air-raid - 1917, World’s First Fully Commercial Nuclear Power Plant Opened - 1956, Hatfield Rail Crash - 2000
Famous and historic events from 1927
1st traffic lights start to operate
BBC Broadcasts 1st live Football Commentary
First BBC Sporting Commentary
The First Ryder Cup
Famous Britons born in 1927
Anne McLaren
Beryl Grey
Bruce Millan
Cleo Laine
Colin Davis
Don Revie
Freddie Jones
Geoffrey Palmer
Ivor Emmanuel
John Vane
Ken Dodd
Ken Russell
Kenneth Tynan
Paul Eddington
Richard Chorley
Robert Leigh-Pemberton
Robert Shaw
Roger Moore
Ron Todd
Ronald Laing
Ronnie Scott
Rosemary Harris
Sheila Scott
Shirley Hughes
Terry Scott
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