What generation is 1927? Greatest Generation

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About the Generation (1927)

The Greatest Generation (1901-1927): Experienced the Great Depression and World War II, renowned for their resilience, resourcefulness, and strong sense of duty.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1927

  • Cesar Chavez (Mar 31, 1927)
  • Lorraine Warren (Jan 31, 1927)
  • Sidney Poitier (Feb 20, 1927)
  • William Daniels (Happy Birthday! Mar 31, 1927)
  • Coretta Scott King (Apr 27, 1927)
  • Eartha Kitt (Jan 17, 1927)
  • Roger Moore (Oct 14, 1927)
  • Jerry Stiller (Jun 8, 1927)
  • Harry Belafonte (Mar 1, 1927)
  • Maryen Miller (Aug 6, 1927)

What Happened in 1927

  1. Apr 12 - Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek begins counter revolution in Shanghai
  2. May 20 - At 7:40 AM, Charles Lindbergh takes off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris, aboard Spirit of St Louis (1st non-stop flight)
  3. May 20 - Saudi Arabia becomes independent of Great Britain in the Treaty of Jeddah
  4. May 21 - Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of Atlantic
  5. May 26 - Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce the last (and 15th million) Model T Ford / Tin Lizzie
  6. Nov 12 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to consolidate complete power

Top Songs 1927

  1. Stardust - Hoagy Carmichael
  2. My Blue Heaven - Gene Austin
  3. Singin' the Blues - Frankie Trumbauer
  4. Me & My Shadow - Jack Smith
  5. In a Mist - Bix Beiderbecke
  6. Someone to Watch Over Me - Gertrude Lawrence
  7. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground - Blind Willie Johnson
  8. Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker & Ted Lewis
  9. Ain't She Sweet? - Ben Bernie
  10. Charmaine - Guy Lombardo

Popular Movies 1927

  1. Metropolis - Director: Lang, Fritz. Country: Germany.
  2. Sunrise - Director: Murnau, F.W.. Country: USA.
  3. Napoléon - Director: Gance, Abel. Country: Sweden / Italy / France / Czechoslovakia / Germany.
  4. The Jazz Singer - Director: Crosland, Alan. Country: USA.
  5. The Kid Brother - Director: Wilde, Ted / Howe, J.A. / Lloyd, Harold / Milestone, Lewis. Country: USA.
  6. Seventh Heaven - Director: Borzage, Frank. Country: USA.
  7. The Lodger - Director: Hitchcock, Alfred. Country: UK.
  8. Wings - Director: Wellman, William A.. Country: USA.
  9. Underworld - Director: von Sternberg, Josef / Rosson, Arthur. Country: USA.
  10. It - Director: Badger, Clarence G. / von Sternberg, Josef. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1927

Calvin Coolidge
1926 1928