27 Facts for Kids

This page is about the year 27. For the actual number, see twenty-seven.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century
Decades:	0s BC 0s 10s – 20s – 30s 40s 50s
Years:	24 25 26 – 27 – 28 29 30

AD 27 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	AD 27 XXVII
Ab urbe condita	780
Assyrian calendar	4777
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−566
Berber calendar	977
Buddhist calendar	571
Burmese calendar	−611
Byzantine calendar	5535–5536
Chinese calendar	丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 2723 or 2663 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 2724 or 2664
Coptic calendar	−257 – −256
Discordian calendar	1193
Ethiopian calendar	19–20
Hebrew calendar	3787–3788
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	83–84
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3127–3128
Holocene calendar	10027
Iranian calendar	595 BP – 594 BP
Islamic calendar	613 BH – 612 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 27 XXVII
Korean calendar	2360
Minguo calendar	1885 before ROC 民前1885年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1441
Seleucid era	338/339 AG
Thai solar calendar	569–570
Tibetan calendar	阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 153 or −228 or −1000 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 154 or −227 or −999

27 is a year in the 1st century. It was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Piso and Frugi.

Events

A fire in Rome.
A poorly-built stadium in Fidenae collapses, as 20,000 of the 50,000 spectators died.
Apricots are brought to Rome from Asia.
An Arc of triumph is built in Rimini, in honor of Augustus.
Baptism of Jesus, according to one dating scheme.

Jesus of Nazareth