27

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

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. Fact|date=May 2008

Births

*Agrippa II of Judea
*Petronius, Roman writer
*Wang Chong (Wang-Tch'oung), Chinese philosopher (d. 97)

Deaths

* Liu Penzi, captive "Emperor" of China (b. 10)