27

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Year 27 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Fire in Rome.
• A poorly-built stadium in Fidenae collapses, killing 20,000 of the 50,000 spectators.
• Apricots are brought to Rome from Asia.
• An Arc of Triumph is erected in Rimini, in honor of Augustus.

By topic

Religion

• Baptism of Jesus, according to one dating scheme.

Births

• Agrippa II of Judea
• Petronius, Roman writer
• Wang Chong (Wang-Tch'oung), Chinese philosopher

Deaths

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