March 27 in History

49 events 1309 – 2023

March 27 spans 49 recorded events across recorded history — from 1309 – 2023. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Co

2023 — Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee

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The Covenant School is a Presbyterian Church in America parochial elementary school located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee.

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Aiden Hale, the perpetrator, was 28 years old at the time of the shooting and was a former student of the school.

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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) responded to the shooting and shot and killed Aiden Hale.

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The shooting occurred on March 27, 2023, and is considered the deadliest school shooting in Tennessee history.

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The victims included three nine-year-old children and three adults, and the shooting has had a significant impact on the community.


Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.
Head of the Catholic Church from 1305 to 1314
Pope Clement V was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1305 until his death. He is remembered for suppressing the order of the Knights Templar and allowing the execution of many of its members. A Frenchman by birth, Clement moved the Papacy from Rome to Avignon, ushering in the period known as the Avignon Papacy.
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1309
Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical.
Head of the Catholic Church from 1316 to 1334
Pope John XXII, born Jacques Duèze, was head of the Catholic Church from 7 August 1316 to his death, in December 1334. He was the second and longest-reigning Avignon Pope, elected by the Conclave of Cardinals, which was assembled in Lyon. Like his predecessor, Clement V, Pope John centralized power and income in the Papacy and lived a princely life in Avignon.
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1329
Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
Spanish explorer and conquistador (1474–1521)
Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first European expeditions to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513. He was born in Santervás de Campos, Valladolid, Spain, in 1474. Though little is known about his family, he was of noble birth and served in the Spanish military from a young age. He first came to the Americas as a "gentleman volunteer" with Christopher Columbus's second expedition in 1493.
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1513
Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France.
King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649
Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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1625
The first of four destructive Calabrian earthquakes strikes southern Italy.
Measuring magnitude 6.8 and assigned a Mercalli intensity of XI, it kills 10,000–30,000 people.
A series of mainshocks struck Calabria on March 27–28 and June 9, 1638. The first three earthquakes had moment magnitudes estimated to be Mw 6.6–7.1. On June 9, another mainshock estimated at Mw  6.7 struck the same region, causing further damage and casualties. The four earthquakes resulted in as many as 30,000 fatalities.
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1638
The Second Rockingham ministry assumes office in Great Britain and begins negotiations to end the American War of Independence.
Government of Great Britain
This is a list of the principal holders of government office during the second premiership of the Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham for four months in 1782.
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1782
The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates.
National government of the United States
The federal government of the United States is the national government of the United States.
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1794
Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real.
1807–1814 war against Napoleon in Iberia
The Peninsular War (1808–1814) was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the Iberian nations Spain and Portugal, along with the United Kingdom, against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. It overlapped with the War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) and the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814).
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1809
War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S.
forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States declared war on Britain on 18 June 1812. Although peace terms were agreed upon in the December 1814 Treaty of Ghent, the war did not officially end until the peace treaty was ratified by the United States Congress on 17 February 1815.
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1814
Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican Army massacres 342 Texian Army POWs at Goliad, Texas.
1835–1836 rebellion
The Texas Revolution was a rebellion by Anglo-American immigrants as well as Hispanic Texans against the centralist government of Mexico in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The uprising was part of a larger revolt against the Centralist Republic of Mexico that included other provinces opposed to the regime of President Antonio López de Santa Anna. The Mexican Congress passed the Tornel Decree, declaring that any foreigners fighting against Mexican troops "will be deemed pirates and dealt with as such, being citizens of no nation presently at war with the Republic and fighting under no recognized flag". Only the province of Texas succeeded in breaking with Mexico, establishing the Republic of Texas. It was eventually annexed by the United States about a decade later.
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1836
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20 people 1989 – 2002
Daria Snigur
Daria Snigur
Ukrainian tennis player
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2002
Natanael Cano
Natanael Cano
Mexican rapper and singer
Natanael Rubén Cano Monge is a Mexican singer, musician and rapper. Natanael is known for his fusion of trap music and regional Mexican corridos, known as corridos tumbados. The idea to fuse the two genres was proposed…
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2001
Halle Bailey
Halle Bailey
American singer-songwriter and actress
Halle Lynn Bailey, also known mononymously as Halle, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known as a member of the musical duo Chloe x Halle with her sister Chloe Bailey. They have released the…
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2000
Sophie Nélisse
Sophie Nélisse
Canadian actress
Marie-Sophie Nélisse is a Canadian actress. She made her film debut in the French-language drama Monsieur Lazhar (2011), for which she won a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played Liesel Meminger in the…
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2000
Jesser
Jesser
American YouTuber
Jesse Riedel, better known as Jesser, formerly known as JesserTheLazer, is an American YouTuber. He makes videos based primarily around basketball, being the largest basketball content creator on the platform. His…
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1999
Alex O'Connor
Alex O'Connor
English media personality
Alex J. O'Connor, also known as CosmicSkeptic, is an English podcaster and YouTuber. He is known for his videos on philosophy on YouTube, most notably on the subjects of ethics, religion and atheism.
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1999
Giannis Bouzoukis
Giannis Bouzoukis
Greek footballer
Giannis Bouzoukis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Volos.
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1998
Lisa
Lisa
Thai rapper and dancer
Lalisa Manobal, known mononymously as Lisa, is a Thai rapper, singer, dancer, and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the South Korean girl group Blackpink, which debuted under YG Entertainment in August 2016…
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1997
Bill Tuiloma
Bill Tuiloma
New Zealand footballer
Bill Poni Tuiloma is a New Zealand professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Wellington Phoenix and the New Zealand national team.
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1995
Brandon Nimmo
Brandon Nimmo
American baseball player
Brandon Tate Nimmo is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Nimmo was selected by the Mets in the first…
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1993
Marc Muniesa
Marc Muniesa
Spanish footballer
Marc Muniesa Martínez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a centre-back or left-back for Qatari Stars League club Al Shahaniya.
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1992
London on da Track
London on da Track
American record producer
London Tyler Holmes, known professionally as London on da Track, is an American record producer and rapper. He is a frequent collaborator of fellow Atlanta rapper Young Thug, and has also produced songs for Kodak Black,…
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1991
Erdin Demir
Erdin Demir
Swedish-Turkish footballer
Erdin Demir is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a left back. He played in Sweden, Norway, and Belgium during a career that spanned between 2008 and 2021. A full international between 2012 and 2014,…
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1990
Ben Hunt
Ben Hunt
Australian rugby league player
Benjamin Hunt is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a mix of hooker, five-eighth and halfback for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League, with whom he won the 2025 NRL Grand…
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1990
Nicolas Nkoulou
Nicolas Nkoulou
Cameroonian footballer
Nicolas Julio Nkoulou Ndoubena is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
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1990
Luca Zuffi
Luca Zuffi
Swiss footballer
Luca Zuffi is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Winterthur.
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1990
Kimbra
Kimbra
New Zealand musician
Kimbra Lee Johnson, known mononymously as Kimbra, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter. Known for mixing pop with R&B, jazz and rock musical elements, her accolades include four ARIA Music Awards, two Grammy Awards…
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1990
Brodha V
Brodha V
Indian rapper and music producer
Vighnesh Shivanand, better known by his stage name Brodha V, is an Indian rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Kanchipuram, the Bengaluru-based artist started rapping at the age of 18 and took part in online…
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1990
Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey
American baseball player
Matthew Edward Harvey, nicknamed "the Dark Knight", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Angels,…
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1989
Camilla Lees
New Zealand netball player
Camilla Lees is a New Zealand netball player.
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1989
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20 people 2007 – 2026
Henry Lee
Henry Lee
Chinese-American forensic scientist (born 1938)
Henry Chang-Yu Lee was a Chinese-American forensic scientist and biochemist.
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2026
Christina McKelvie
Christina McKelvie
Scottish politician (born 1968)
Christina McKelvie was a Scottish politician and social worker who served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse from 2011 until her death in 2025. A member of the Scottish…
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2025
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934)
Daniel Kahneman was an Israeli-American psychologist best known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memorial Prize in…
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2024
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
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2024
Bert Nievera
Filipino-American singer (born 1936)
Roberto Jose Dela Cruz Nievera was a Filipino-American singer and businessman. He rose to prominence in 1959 after winning the "Search for Johnny Mathis of the Philippines", a singing contest on the television variety…
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2018
Mother Angelica
Mother Angelica
American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (born 1923)
Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, commonly referred to as "Mother Angelica", was an American Catholic nun of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.
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2016
Johnny Helms
American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (born 1935)
John Newton "Johnny" Helms was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, and music educator from Columbia, South Carolina. He performed with Chris Potter, Tommy Newsom, Bill Watrous, Red Rodney, Woody Herman, Sam…
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2015
T. Sailo
T. Sailo
Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (born 1922)
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2015
Richard N. Frye
Richard N. Frye
American scholar and academic (born 1920)
Richard Nelson Frye was an American intelligence agent and scholar of Iranian and Central Asian studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University. His professional areas of interest were…
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2014
James R. Schlesinger
James R. Schlesinger
American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (born 1929)
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2014
Hjalmar Andersen
Hjalmar Andersen
Norwegian speed skater (born 1923)
Hjalmar "Hjallis" Johan Andersen was a speed skater from Norway who won three gold medals at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games of Oslo, Norway. He was the only triple gold medalist at the 1952 Winter Olympics, and as such,…
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2013
Yvonne Brill
Yvonne Brill
Canadian-American scientist and engineer (born 1924)
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2013
Fay Kanin
Fay Kanin
American screenwriter and producer (born 1917)
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2013
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Rich
American poet, essayist and feminist (born 1929)
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2012
Clement Arrindell
Clement Arrindell
Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (born 1931)
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2011
Farley Granger
Farley Granger
American actor (born 1925)
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2011
Dick Giordano
Dick Giordano
American illustrator (born 1932)
Richard Joseph Giordano was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics.
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2010
Irving R. Levine
American journalist and author (born 1922)
Irving Raskin Levine was an American journalist and longtime correspondent for NBC News. During his 45-year career, Levine reported from more than two dozen countries. He was the first American television correspondent…
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2009
Jean-Marie Balestre
Jean-Marie Balestre
French businessman (born 1921)
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2008
Nancy Adams
New Zealand botanist and illustrator (born 1926)
Jacqueline Nancy Mary Adams was a New Zealand botanical illustrator, botanical collector, phycologist and museum curator. Throughout her career (1943–1987), she worked at DSIR and later at the Dominion Museum in…
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2007
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What happened on March 27?

A featured event on this date is 2023: Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. This page also lists 49 events from other years on the same day.

Why is March 27 remembered in history?

March 27 brings together events, births, and deaths across many eras, which makes it useful for seeing how one calendar date connects different historical turning points.

Who was born on March 27?

Notable birthdays on this date include Daria Snigur, Natanael Cano, Halle Bailey.

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Who died on March 27?

Notable deaths on this date include Henry Lee, Christina McKelvie, Daniel Kahneman.

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What happened on March 27 in history?

On March 27, one notable event in history was 2023: Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee..

This date currently highlights 49 recorded events on thisDay.info, spanning 1309 – 2023.

DateMarch 27
Featured year2023
Locationa mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee
Events listed49

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