Editing March 27 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1309]] &ndash; [[Pope Clement V]] imposes [[excommunication]] and [[Interdict (Catholic canon law)|interdiction]] on [[Republic of Venice|Venice]], and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized [[Ferrara]], a papal fiefdom.<ref>{{cite book | last = Menache | first = Sophia | title = Clement V | publisher = Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge | year = 1998 | isbn = 9780521521987 | page=145}}</ref>
*[[1329]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXII]] issues his ''In Agro Dominico'' condemning some writings of [[Meister Eckhart]] as heretical.<ref>{{cite book | last = William | first = FirstName | title = On the power of emperors and popes | publisher = University of Durham Thoemmes Press | location = Durham, England Bristol, England Sterling, Va | year = 1998 | isbn = 9781855065529 | page=169}}</ref>
*[[1513]] &ndash; Spanish explorer [[Juan Ponce de León]] reaches the northern end of [[The Bahamas]] on his first voyage to [[Florida]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Redfern | first = Ron | title = Origins : the evolution of continents, oceans, and life | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | location = Norman, OK | year = 2001 | isbn = 9780806133591 | page=241}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1625]] &ndash; [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] becomes [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King of England, Scotland and Ireland]] as well as claiming the title [[English claims to the French throne|King of France]].
*[[1638]] &ndash; The first of four destructive [[1638 Calabrian earthquakes|Calabrian earthquakes]] strikes [[southern Italy]]. Measuring magnitude 6.8 and assigned a [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI, it kills 10,000–30,000 people.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Catastrophic 1638 earthquakes in Calabria (southern Italy): New insights from paleoseismological investigation|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|last1=Bosi|first1=Vittorio|volume=108|pages=ETG 1-1-ETG 1-20|last2=Galli|first2=Paolo|publisher=American Geophysical Union|issue=B1|doi=10.1029/2001JB001713|year=2003|bibcode=2003JGRB..108.2004G|s2cid=55937014 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
*[[1782]] &ndash; The [[Second Rockingham ministry]] assumes office in [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Great Britain]] and begins negotiations to end the [[American Revolutionary War|American War of Independence]].
*[[1794]] &ndash; The [[Federal government of the United States|United States Government]] establishes a permanent [[United States Navy|navy]] and authorizes the building of [[Original six frigates of the United States Navy|six frigates]].
*[[1809]] &ndash; [[Peninsular War]]: A combined [[First French Empire|Franco]]-[[Duchy of Warsaw|Polish]] force defeats the Spanish in the [[Battle of Ciudad Real]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: In central [[Alabama]], U.S. forces under General [[Andrew Jackson]] defeat the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] at the [[Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)|Battle of Horseshoe Bend]].
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Texas Revolution]]: On the orders of General [[Antonio López de Santa Anna]], the [[Mexican Army]] [[Goliad massacre|massacres]] 342 [[Texian Army]] POWs at [[Goliad, Texas]].
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[President of the United States|President of the United States of America]] [[Andrew Johnson]] vetoes the [[Civil Rights Act of 1866]]. His veto is overridden by [[United States Congress|Congress]] and the bill passes into law on April 9. 
*[[1871]] &ndash; The [[1871 England versus Scotland rugby union match|first]] international [[rugby football]] match, when [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] defeats [[England national rugby union team|England]] in [[Edinburgh]] at [[Raeburn Place]].
*[[1884]] &ndash; A mob in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], United States attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of [[manslaughter]] in what was seen as a clear case of [[murder]]; over the next few days the mob would [[Cincinnati riots of 1884|riot and burn down the courthouse]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kwasny|first=Mark V.|title=A Test for the Ohio National Guard: The Cincinnati Riot of 1884|journal=Ohio History|volume=98|date=Winter–Spring 1989|pages=25, 27–35}}</ref>
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Geronimo]], [[Apache]] warrior, surrenders to the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], ending the main phase of the [[Apache Wars]].
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Emilio Aguinaldo]] leads [[Philippine Revolutionary Army|Filipino forces]] for the only time during the [[Philippine–American War]] at the [[Battle of Marilao River]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Urwin | first = Gregory | title = The United States infantry: an illustrated history, 1775-1918 | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | location = Norman, Okla | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780806132174 | page=144}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Philippine–American War]]: [[Emilio Aguinaldo]], leader of the [[First Philippine Republic]], is captured by the Americans.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=26|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> 
*[[1912]] &ndash; First Lady [[Helen Herron Taft|Helen Taft]] and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino [[Cherry|cherry trees]] on the northern bank of the [[Potomac River]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], the origin of the [[National Cherry Blossom Festival]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/march-27 | title=Today in History - March 27 | website=[[Library of Congress]] }}</ref> 
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Typhoid Mary]], the first [[Asymptomatic carrier|healthy carrier]] of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in [[quarantine]] for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life.
*[[1918]] &ndash; The National Council of [[Bessarabia]] proclaims [[Union of Bessarabia with Romania|union]] with the [[Kingdom of Romania]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Japanese invasion of Manchuria]]: Japan leaves the [[League of Nations]] after it approves the [[Lytton Report]] that ruled in favour of China.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Field |first1=Frederick V. |title=American Far Eastern Policy, 1931-1937 |journal=Pacific Affairs |date=1937 |volume=10 |issue=4 |pages=377–392 |doi=10.2307/2750622 |jstor=2750622 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2750622 |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Taierzhuang]] begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Yugoslav Air Force]] officers topple the [[Axis powers|pro-Axis]] [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia|government]] in a [[Yugoslav coup d'état|bloodless coup]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Erickson | first = John | title = Barbarossa: the Axis and the Allies | publisher = Edinburgh University Press | location = Edinburgh | year = 1994 | isbn = 9780748605040 | page=34}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Vichy France]] begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from [[Drancy internment camp]] to [[Extermination camp|German extermination camps]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Holocaust and World War II: Key Dates|url=https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/the-holocaust-and-world-war-ii-key-dates|access-date=2022-01-17|website=encyclopedia.ushmm.org|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: [[Battle of the Komandorski Islands]]: In the [[Aleutian Islands]] the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a [[garrison]] at [[Kiska]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Operation Starvation]], the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina [[Argentina during World War II|declares war]] on the Axis Powers.
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Nikita Khrushchev]] becomes [[Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; The [[1964 Alaska earthquake|Good Friday earthquake]], the most powerful earthquake recorded in [[North America]]n history at a [[moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] of 9.2 strikes [[Southcentral Alaska]], killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of [[Anchorage, Alaska|Anchorage]].
*[[1975]] &ndash; Construction of the [[Trans-Alaska Pipeline System]] begins.
*[[1976]] &ndash; The first section of the [[Washington Metro]] opens to the public.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=3 November 2013 |title=Washington, DC Metro System Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/11/03/us/dc-metro-system-fast-facts/index.html |access-date=2022-01-11 |website=CNN}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Tenerife airport disaster]]: Two [[Boeing 747]] [[airliner]]s collide on a foggy runway on [[Tenerife]] in the [[Canary Islands]], killing 583 (all 248 on [[KLM]] and 335 on [[Pan Am]]). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history.
*[[1980]] &ndash; The Norwegian oil platform ''[[Alexander L. Kielland (platform)|Alexander L. Kielland]]'' collapses in the [[North Sea]], killing 123 of its crew of 212.<ref>{{cite book | last = Lancaster | first = J. F. | title = Handbook of structural welding : processes, materials and methods used in the welding of major structures, pipelines and process plant | publisher = Books24x7.com | location = Norwood Mass | year = 2005 | isbn = 9781855733435 | page=401}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] movement in Poland stages a [[1981 warning strike in Poland|warning strike]], in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours.
*[[1986]] &ndash; A [[car bomb]] explodes outside [[Russell Street bombing|Russell Street Police HQ]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people.
*[[1990]] &ndash; The United States begins broadcasting [[Cuban dissident movement|anti-Castro]] propaganda to [[Cuba]] on [[TV Martí]].
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Jiang Zemin]] is appointed [[President of the People's Republic of China]].
*  1993   &ndash; Italian former minister and [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] leader [[Giulio Andreotti]] is accused of [[Sicilian Mafia|mafia]] allegiance by the tribunal of [[Palermo]].
*[[1998]] &ndash; The [[Food and Drug Administration]] approves [[Viagra]] for use as a treatment for [[erectile dysfunction]], the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Kosovo War]]: An American [[Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk]] is [[1999 F-117A shootdown|shot down]] by a [[Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav Army]] SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat.
*[[2000]] &ndash; A [[2000 Phillips explosion|Phillips Petroleum plant explosion]] in [[Pasadena, Texas]] kills one person and injures 71 others.
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Passover massacre]]: A [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] [[Suicide attack|suicide bomber]] kills 29 people at a [[Passover Seder|Passover seder]] in [[Netanya]], Israel.
*  2002   &ndash; [[Nanterre massacre]]: In [[Nanterre]], France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured.
*[[2004]] &ndash; {{HMS|Scylla|F71|6}}, a decommissioned [[Leander-class frigate|''Leander''-class frigate]], is sunk as an artificial reef off [[Cornwall]], the first of its kind in Europe.
*[[2009]] &ndash; The dam forming [[Situ Gintung]], an artificial lake in [[Indonesia]], fails, killing at least 99 people.
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Government of the Philippines|Philippines]] signs a [[Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro|peace accord]] with the largest Muslim rebel group, the [[Moro Islamic Liberation Front]], ending decades of [[Moro insurgency in the Philippines|conflict]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Al-Shabaab (militant group)|Al-Shabab]] militants [[Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack|attack and temporarily occupy]] a [[Mogadishu]] hotel leaving at least 20 people dead.
*[[2016]] &ndash; A [[2016 Lahore suicide bombing|suicide blast]] in [[Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park]], [[Lahore]] claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christians]] celebrating [[Easter]].
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[North Macedonia]] becomes the 30th member of [[NATO]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_174589.htm|title=North Macedonia joins NATO as 30th Ally|website=NATO}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in [[2023 Nashville school shooting|a mass shooting]] at the Covenant School in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=At least 3 children and 3 adults killed in Nashville elementary school shooting |url=https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/nashville-shooting-covenant-school-03-27-23/index.html |website=CNN |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref>
*2023 &ndash; Forty people are killed [[Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire|in a fire at a migrant detention facility]] in [[Ciudad Juárez]], Mexico.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/official-details-deadly-fire-migrant-center-mexico-challenged-investig-rcna144504|title=Report challenges official details of deadly fire at migrant center in Mexico|first=Albinson|last=Linares|location=Mexico City|work=NBC News|access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>