Born in 1927
Turns 99 in 2026
Gifts for someone born in 1927
1927 Front PageTheir name. The news from their year.Unframed from £21.50Add their name
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BACK TO 1927 · United Kingdom
A little history to go with their gift.
The BBC began broadcasting under its Royal Charter, London and New York connected by telephone, and Babe Ruth hit sixty home runs. Together, these records show radio, communication across the Atlantic and sport becoming shared public experiences.
What happened in 1927?
The BBC begins under royal charter
The British Broadcasting Corporation began on 1 January 1927 under Royal Charter, creating the institution that would shape national radio and television.
London and New York speak by telephone
An official transatlantic telephone conversation linked London and New York on 7 January 1927 through a radio telephone service.
Babe Ruth reaches sixty home runs
Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs for the New York Yankees in 1927, setting a record that became one of baseball’s defining feats.
Joe Davis wins snooker’s first professional title
Joe Davis won the first professional snooker championship in Birmingham in 1927, defeating Tom Dennis in the final.
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association · World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Firsts and new ideas
Baird sends television beyond London
In 1927 John Logie Baird sent a television signal from London to Glasgow, demonstrating that moving images could travel across a long-distance radio link.
Science Museum Group Collection · Popular Science Monthly (contemporary report)
Cardiff City lifts the FA Cup
Cardiff City beat Arsenal 1–0 in the 1927 FA Cup Final, becoming the first club from outside England to win the competition.
Number ones and music in 1927
Chart positions belong to the country and chart named in each record.
The Jazz Singer premieres in New York
The Jazz Singer premiered at New York’s Warner Theatre on October 6, 1927.
My Blue Heaven enters print
Walter Donaldson and George Whiting's My Blue Heaven was published as New York sheet music in 1927.
National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution · Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections, Eastman School of Music
Prices and everyday money in 1927
United Kingdom figures in the money of the time. Units and sources matter: these are not today's prices.
| Item or measure | Then | Unit and source |
|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings per person in the United Kingdom (Bank of England series) | £2 0s 10d per week | GBP per week Bank of England (series republished by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis FRED) |
| sugar (annual average) | 4d | equivalent 1 lb (calculated from ONS per kg) Office for National Statistics |
| flour (annual average) | 5d | equivalent 2 lb (calculated from ONS per 1.5 kg) Office for National Statistics |
| bread (annual average) | 2½d | equivalent 1 lb (calculated from ONS 800 g source measure; not historical loaf size) Office for National Statistics |
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