March1927

Historical Events in March 1927

Historic Event

Mar 1 Bank of Italy (later Bank of America) becomes an American National Bank

Amadeo Giannini — Banker and Entrepreneur Amadeo Giannini

Contract of Interest

Mar 4 Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in MLB history when he signs 3-year, $70,000 per season contract with the New York Yankees

Babe Ruth — Baseball Legend Babe Ruth

Mar 5 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property
Mar 7 Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan
Mar 8 Pan American Airlines incorporates
Mar 10 Albania mobilizes due to threats from the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

Historic Event

Mar 10 Bavaria lifts ban on Adolf Hitler's speeches

Adolf Hitler — Dictator of Nazi Germany Adolf Hitler

Mar 11 1st armored commercial car hold-up in US, Pittsburgh
Mar 11 1st golden gloves tournament
Mar 11 Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (NYC)
Mar 17 US government doesn't sign League of Nations disarmament treaty
Mar 19 Bloody battles between communists & Nazis in Berlin
Mar 21 Guomindang Army conquers Shanghai as British marines flee
Mar 22 Federico Garcia Lorca's first play "El Maleficio" (The Butterfly's Evil Spell) premieres in Madrid

Sports History

Mar 24 Cuban chess champion José Raúl Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournament

José Raúl Capablanca — Chess Grandmaster José Raúl Capablanca

Mar 24 Dutch 1st Chamber condemns Belgian and Netherlands Wielingen Treaty
Mar 25 86th Grand National: 8/1 favourite Sprig wins; ridden by jockey Ted Leader, trained by his father Tom Leader
Mar 26 Alfred Hugenberg purchases German film company UFA
Mar 26 Gaumont-British Film Corporation forms
Mar 28 Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St NYC
Mar 29 Henry Segrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona

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