March 27

Events
 * 1884 - 1st long-distance telephone call, Boston - New York
 * 1899 - Marconi transmits radio signal across English Channel

Births


 * 1416 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480)
 * 1702 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762)
 * 1851 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)
 * 1906 - Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969)
 * 1909 - Ben Webster, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1973)
 * 1915 - Robert Lockwood, Jr., American blues guitarist (d. 2006)
 * 1924 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
 * 1940 - Janis Martin, American singer (d. 2007)
 * 1946 - Olaf Malolepski, German musician (Die Flippers)
 * 1950 - Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)
 * 1957 - Billy Mackenzie, Scottish musician (Associates) (d. 1997)
 * 1959 - Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)
 * 1960 - Renato Russo, Brazilian rock singer-songwriter (d. 1996)
 * 1961 - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)
 * 1962 - Jann Arden, Canadian musician
 * 1963 - Charly Alberti, Argentinian musician
 * 1970 - Mariah Carey, American soul/dance-pop singer
 * 1970 - Brent Fitz, Canadian musician (Theory of a Deadman)
 * 1970 - Brendan Hill, British drummer (Blues Traveler)
 * 1975 - Stacy Ferguson (Fergie), American pop singer (The Black Eyed Peas)
 * 1981 - Lin Jun Jie, Chinese Singer