The Birthday Gazette

Born on September 27

September 27 birthdays & history

If you were born on September 27, you share a birthday with Avril Lavigne, Gwyneth Paltrow and Francesco Totti. September 27 babies are Libra, with sapphire as their birthstone and the aster as their birth flower. September 27 is the 271st day of the year in leap years (270th in other years).

Famous people born on September 27

  • 1984Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
  • 1972Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman
  • 1976Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
  • 1871Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1601Louis XIII, King of France from 1610 to 1643
  • 1982Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor
  • 2002Jenna Ortega, American actress
  • 1918Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1934Wilford Brimley, American actor
  • 1925Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

What happened on September 27

  • 1822In a letter to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris, Jean-François Champollion announced his initial successes in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone.
  • 1822Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
  • 1825Locomotion No. 1 hauled the train on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world to use steam locomotives.
  • 1851The British East India Company inaugurated the Horsburgh Lighthouse on the rocky outcrop of Pedra Branca, Singapore, which later became the subject of a territorial dispute.
  • 1908The first production Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States, was completed at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
  • 1917The Broadhurst Theatre opened in New York City with a performance of Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw.
  • 1928The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
  • 1930Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
  • 1938The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
  • 1962The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
  • 1983American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software developed by the GNU Project.
  • 1988Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, the political party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma.

Also observed on September 27

  • Consumación de la Independencia (Mexico)
  • French Community Holiday (French community of Belgium)
  • Independence Day (Turkmenistan), celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991.
  • Meskel (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years)
  • Polish Underground State's Day (Poland)
  • World Tourism Day (International)

Questions, answered

What star sign is September 27?

People born on September 27 are Libra. Their birthstone is sapphire and their birth flower is the aster.

Which famous people were born on September 27?

Avril Lavigne (1984), Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), Francesco Totti (1976), Grazia Deledda (1871), Louis XIII (1601), Lil Wayne (1982) were all born on September 27.

What happened on September 27 in history?

Among other things: in 1962, The Yemen Arab Republic is established; in 1983, American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software developed by the GNU Project; in 1988, Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, the political party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma.

Can I get a newspaper front page from September 27?

Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any September 27 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.

Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “September 27”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.