Historical anniversaries in 2027 (USA edition) • ideas4writers

The Date-A-Base Book 2027: 3,360 historical anniversaries in 2027

Now includes a free Excel spreadsheet
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More than 3,360 historical anniversaries in 2027.

Includes significant historical events, inventions, discoveries, and famous births and deaths.

Fully cross-checked for accuracy.

Perfect for writers, journalists, broadcasters, producers, production companies, and event planners.

Packed with ideas for newspaper and magazine articles, TV and radio features, films and documentaries, and more.

Ideal for “On This Day in History” features and historical anniversary tie-ins.

Size: 11.5″ x 8.5″ (Letter). 288 pages.

E-book: $16.19 (approx.)
PDF format + free Excel spreadsheet.
(View or print with the free Adobe Reader.)

Paperback: $14.99 (approx.)

Product details

This book gives details of more than 3,360 newsworthy and notable historical anniversaries in 2027.

Every entry has been fully cross-checked with official sources for complete accuracy.

We only list significant anniversaries (for example 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, 200 years ago) not 17, 54 or 101 years ago.

NOTE:

If you buy the e-book edition you will receive two volumes: the anniversaries listed in chronological order and sorted by date. (See the sample pages below.)

You will also receive a free Excel spreadsheet so you can sort, group and search the anniversaries however you like.
If you buy the printed edition the anniversaries are only listed in chronological order.

We will be happy to send you the e-book version of the sorted-by-date edition plus the spreadsheet too,
for no extra charge. Just send us a message (mail@ideas4writers.com) with your proof of purchase.

20th annual edition.

Sample pages
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Sample page (chronological order)

Anniversary	Date	Event
1300	Jan 9, 727	Birth of Emperor Daizong of Tang, Chinese emperor (762–779).
900	Jan 9, 1127	The Jingkang incident – the Second Siege of Bianjing. Invading Jin forces captured the capital of the Song dynasty and abducted Emperor Qinzong and his father. This marked the end of the Northern Song dynasty.
700	Jan 25, 1327	Edward III (aged 14) became King of England (until 1377) after his father, Edward II, was deposed. His coronation was on February 1, 1327.
500	Jan 5, 1527	Death of Felix Manz, Swiss Anabaptist. Co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren congregation. The first martyr of the Radical Reformation.
400	Jan 25, 1627	Birth of Robert Boyle, Irish-born English chemist, physicist, inventor and natural philosopher. Regarded as the first modern chemist. Best known for Boyle’s law, which describes the relationship between the pressure and volume of a gas.
300	Jan 2, 1727	Birth of James Wolfe, British Army officer. Best known for leading Britain’s victory in Quebec during the Seven Years’ War.
250	Jan 2, 1777	American Revolutionary War – the Battle of the Assunpink Creek, (Trenton, New Jersey). American victory.
250	Jan 2, 1777	Birth of Christian Daniel Rauch, German sculptor. The leading German sculptor of the 19^th century.
250	Jan 3, 1777	American Revolutionary War – the Battle of Princeton (New Jersey). American victory.
250	Jan 12, 1777	Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded in what is now Santa Clara, California, USA. It is now the chapel for Santa Clara University.
250	Jan 15, 1777	American Revolution: delegates from 28 towns formed a republic known as the State of Vermont, and declared their independence from the British Crown.
250	Jan 20, 1777	American Revolutionary War – the Battle of Millstone (Manville, New Jersey). American victory.
200	Jan 17, 1827	Arthur Wellesley, the 1^st Duke of Wellington, became Commander-in-Chief of the British Army (until January 1828 when he became Prime Minister). He was Commander-in-Chief again from 1842 to 1852.
175	Jan 1, 1852	The Netherlands issued its first postage stamps.
175	Jan 6, 1852	Death of Louis Braille, French educator and inventor. Best known for inventing braille, a system that enables blind people to read and write. His system was not widely used during his lifetime. He was blind himself following an accident at the age of three. (Tuberculosis, aged 43.)
175	Jan 11, 1852	Birth of Constantin Fehrenbach, Chancellor of Germany (1920–21).
175	Jan 17, 1852	The Sand River Convention was signed by Britain and what would become South Africa. It recognized the independence of the Boers north of the Vaal River.

Sample page (sorted by date)

Anniversary	Date	Event
100	Jan 1927	The first flights between the Hawaiian Islands began. They were run by Lewis Hawaiian Tours. The company only operated for three years, but other companies soon took over and were more successful.
175	Jan 1, 1852	The Netherlands issued its first postage stamps.
150	Jan 1, 1877	Queen Victoria, the Queen of the United Kingdom, was crowned Empress of India at the Imperial Durbar in Delhi.
125	Jan 1, 1902	The first Rose Bowl Game, a college football bowl game, was played in Pasadena, California, USA. It is the oldest still-operating bowl game and is known as “The Granddaddy of Them All.”
125	Jan 1, 1902	American inventor Nathan B. Stubblefield gave what may have been the first radio broadcast in the USA. He used his wireless telephony system to broadcast a New Year’s greeting to friends and hundreds of witnesses gathered at seven receiving stations around the town of Murray, Kentucky. There is considerable debate about whether this was actually the first radio broadcast, as his system used magnetic induction. He was granted a patent for his invention (U.S. Patent 887,357) in 1908, but he was unable to commercialize it.
100	Jan 1, 1927 to 1929	The Cristero War, Mexico. The war began as a rebellion over secularist articles in the Constitution, but developed into a major conflict in which around 250,000 people were killed. The war ended in a cease-fire brokered by the USA. Some of the rebels’ demands were recognized, and the Catholic Church was re-established in Mexico.
100	Jan 1, 1927	Birth of Doak Walker, American football player (Detroit Lions 1950–55). Winner of the 1948 Heisman Trophy. The Doak Walker Award for the top running back in college football was named in his honor. (Died 1998.)
90	Jan 1, 1937	Anastasio Somoza García became President/dictator of Nicaragua (until 1947). He was President again from 1950 until his assassination in 1956. (From 1947 to 1950 he continued to rule as an unelected leader.)
90	Jan 1, 1937	The first Cotton Bowl Classic (American college football) game was played, in Dallas, Texas.
90	Jan 1, 1937	Speedometers and safety glass in windshields became compulsory in all vehicles in Britain.
80	Jan 1, 1947	The U.S. and British occupation zones in Germany were unified to form the Bizone. In April 1949 the French zone was added, forming the Trizone. It became the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) in May.
80	Jan 1, 1947	The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 came into effect. British subjects born in Canada, or who had lived there for the previous twenty years, became Canadian citizens. The first Canadian citizenship certificate was awarded to the Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, on January 3^rd.
80	Jan 1, 1947	The Atomic Energy Commission took control of atomic energy in the USA, transferring control from the military to a civilian organization.

Reminder: the e-book edition includes both versions: chronological and sorted by date, plus a free Excel spreadsheet.

Customer reviews

Browse through the dates and names and let your imagination go in to overdrive. These are “must have” lists for you reference library. The allure of these people, places and times are indeed a Pandora’s Box for the enquiring mind of storytellers everywhere. Just the gift for a fellow writer.
Frances Johnson, Gold Coast Writers’ Association, Queensland, Australia.

What a magnificent tool. It’s easy to find out what happened on a particular day or month. Or you can dip straight in and find something to write about and, with your own added research, submit your work well ahead of the game. The information can also be used for quizzes, authenticating historical articles, and a multitude of other formats. Go for it!
Dee Watson, Writer, Editor, Proofreader and Reviewer

Magazines have notoriously long lead-in times, so if you’re an aspiring (or indeed successful) writer of articles you need to be looking well ahead for that all-important “hook” to get the editor interested. That’s where The Date-A-Base Book comes in. Hundreds of notable events, births, deaths, anniversaries of myriad kind from 10 years ago to 1000 years ago. Whatever your area of interest you’ll find something in here to get you started, or to flesh out your background or your characters, or to use in your marketing. The only problem with it is that you might get too engrossed in the who, what, where, and when to actually do any writing.
Lesley Mason