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Events on March 27

• 1849 During the German Revolution, the Frankfurt National Assembly adopts the Paulskirche Constitution, the first democratic constitution of Germany. It enters into force upon its proclamation the following day, but can never be enforced.
• 1905 The sports club 1. FSV Mainz 05 is founded in Mainz. Other sources give 16 March as the founding date.
• 1907 The merchant Adolf Jandorf opens the Kaufhaus des Westen, designed by the architect Johann Emil Schaudt, at Tauentzienstraße/Wittenbergplatz in Berlin-Schöneberg as part of the urban development of Berlin's Neuer Westen. At the time of its opening, it is the largest department store in Continental Europe.
• 1920 The Bauer cabinet must resign as a consequence of the Kapp Putsch. Hermann Müller, the former foreign minister, succeeds Gustav Bauer as Reich Chancellor of the Weimar Republic. However, the Müller I cabinet remains in office only until 21 June.
• 1933 Reginald Oswald Gibson and Eric Fawcett succeed in the industrial production of polyethylene, but the process does not become economically viable until seven years later.
• 1955 The first youth confirmation takes place in East Berlin, as a counterpart to church confirmation or chrismation.
• 1984 The musical Starlight Express premieres at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London.
• 1993 The Red Army Faction carries out a bombing against the JVA Weiterstadt. The modern prison facility is not yet in use at the time, so there are no fatalities. It is the last major attack by the RAF before its dissolution in 1998.
• 1994 The multirole combat aircraft Eurofighter EF 2000 makes its maiden flight in Manching.
• 1995 The American feature film Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, receives a total of six Academy Awards at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
• 1998 The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra comes onto the market in the United States.
• 2020 North Macedonia becomes a member of NATO.

Born on March 27

• 1863 Henry Royce, British engineer and industrialist, co-founder of Rolls-Royce
• 1871 Heinrich Mann, German writer, brother of Thomas Mann
• 1901 Carl Barks, American comic artist
• 1901 Erich Ollenhauer, German politician
• 1930 Daniel Spoerri, Romanian-Swiss visual artist, object artist, dancer and director
• 1941 Kurt Felix, Swiss teacher, writer, director and presenter
• 1950 Tony Banks, British musician and keyboardist
• 1960 Hans Pflügler, German footballer
• 1971 David Coulthard, British racing driver
• 1981 Cacau, Brazilian-German footballer

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Source of events and birthdays: German Wikipedia article „27. März“, licence CC BY-SA 4.0, selected, shortened and translated by Birthday Paper.

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