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What happened in history on this day: March 27?
On March 27 in ...
- 1871 - First international rugby game-Scotland 1, England 0.
- 1879 - Longest championship fight takes place (136 rounds).
- 1928 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1928 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner.
- 1931 - John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on.
- 1939 - First NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: University of Oregon beats Ohio State 46-33.
- 1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in six to retain heavyweight boxing title (New York City, New York).
- 1945 - 7th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats NYU 49-44.
- 1945 - DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title.
- 1951 - 13th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Kansas 68-58.
- 1960 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Royal Crown Golf Open.
- 1962 - Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy.
- 1966 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Louise Suggs Delray Beach Golf Invitational.
- 1966 - The Jules Rimet trophy (World Cup), stolen March 20, is found by a dog in South Norwood, England.
- 1971 - 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova 68-62; this is UCLA's 5th consecutive NCAA basketball title.
- 1972 - Adolph Rupp retires after 42 years of coaching University of Kentucky.
- 1973 - Dennis Amiss out for 99 versus Pakistan, third 99 in Test Cricket.
- 1976 - Delta States beat Immaculata, 69-64, for AIWA basketball title.
- 1977 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic.
- 1978 - 40th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Duke 94-88.
- 1982 - Randy Holt sets Washington Capitals' record of 34 penalty minutes.
- 1982 - Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match versus Sri Lanka at Lahore.
- 1983 - Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1988 - Ok-Hee Ku wins Standard Register Turquoise Classic Golf Tournament.
- 1988 - World Ice Dance Championship in Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (USSR).
- 1988 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by E Valova and O Vasiliev (USSR).
- 1988 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic).
- 1988 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA).
- 1989 - Delhi beats Bengal by innings and 210 to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
- 1989 - Sports Illustrated magazine exposes baseball player Pete Rose's gambling activities. The article alleges 'Charlie Hustle' bet from the Riverfront dugout using hand gestures with an associate.
- 1990 - New South Wales beats Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final.
- 1991 - NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992.
- 1991 - Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame.
- 1994 - 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews.
- 1994 - World Ice Dance Championship in Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (Russia).
- 1994 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (Russia).
- 1994 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (Japan).
- 1994 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (Canada).
- 2009 - The International Olympic Committee decides to eliminate international torch relays ahead of future Olympic Games, due to protests held during previous Olympic torch relays.
- 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Arizona Coyotes by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Montreal Canadiens by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Florida Panthers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Detroit Red Wings by score 11-2.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats New York Islanders by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on March 27
- 1859 - Birth of George Giffen; cricket player (one of Australia's greatest all-rounders).
- 1903 - Birth of Walt Kiesling; NFL guard/coach (Hall of Fame).
- 1910 - Birth of Rudi Ball in Germany; Jewish ice hockey star (Olympics-bronze-1932).
- 1932 - Birth of Wes Covington; baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1940 - Birth of Cale Yarborough; auto racer (Won Daytona 500 four times-1968, 1977, 1983, 1984).
- 1941 - Birth of Liese Prokop in Austria; pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Bobby Lalonde; NHL player (Boston Bruins).
- 1953 - Birth of Annemarie Moser-Pröll in Austria; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1956 - Birth of Brian Kelly; Canadian Football League wide receiver (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1956 - Birth of Thomas Wassberg in Sweden, 15km/50km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1957 - Birth of Duncan Goodhew in England; 100 metre breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-Gold-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Bart Connor; gymnast/sportscaster (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1960 - Birth of Steve Jarvin; Australian soling yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Ed Pinckney; NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1963 - Birth of Randall Cunningham; NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1963 - Birth of Todd Graves in Laurel, Mississippi, USA; skeet (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Kate Donahoo in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; American judoka (Olympics-1992).
- 1967 - Birth of Jaime Navarro in Bayamon Puerto Rico; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1967 - Birth of Tom Hammonds; NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets).
- 1968 - Birth of Irina Belova; Russian pentathlete (world record 1992).
- 1969 - Birth of Tom Beer; NFL running back (Detroit Lions).
- 1970 - Birth of Anthony Prior; NFL cornerback/safety (New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1970 - Birth of Ed Philion; NFL nose tackle (Buffalo Bills).
- 1972 - Birth of Kirby Dar Dar; wide receiver (Miami Dolphins).
- 1973 - Birth of Serge Tremblay in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada; weightlifter (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of B J Gallis; Canadian Football League linebacker (British Columbia Lions).
- 1975 - Birth of Gregory DuBois; hockey defenseman (Team France 1998).
- 1976 - Birth of Danny Fortson; NBA forward (Denver Nuggets).
- 1977 - Birth of Tom van der Leegte; Dutch soccer player (PSV).
- 1981 - Birth of Terry McFlynn; Irish football player.
- 1983 - Birth of Shawntinice Polk; American basketball player (dies 2005).
- 1986 - Birth of Valerie "So Cal Val" Wyndham; American professional wrestling valet.
Deaths of sports figures on March 27
- 1933 - Lionel Palairet, cricket player (49 runs in two Tests for England 1902), dies.
- 1947 - Charles Smith, cricket player (batted for South Africa in 1902-03), dies.
- 2013 - Death of Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian skater (born 1923).
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