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Our Historical Anniversaries suggest ideas for stories and projects for which we can provide a range of images. Now looking forward as far as 2027. We also have a separate page for Celebrity Anniversaries.
10thJanuary
2027 75th anniversary of the premiere of the film The Greatest Show on Earth directed by Cecil B De Mille Images here
30thJanuary
2027 45th anniversary of the death of Stanley Holloway, British actor, comedian and singer ('My Fair Lady', and many others) Images here
2ndFebruary
2027 80th anniversary of the birth of American actress Farrah Fawcett who died in 2009 Images here
4thFebruary
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Liberace, flamboyant American pianist and entertainer Images here
7thFebruary
2027 80th anniversary of the finding of the first of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves in Khirbat Qumran Images here
18thFebruary
2027 50th anniversary of the first test flight of the USA\'s first space shuttle, the Enterprise Images here
18thFebruary
2027 "60th anniversary of the death of J. Robert Oppenheimer known as the ""father of the atomic bomb""" Images here
20thFebruary
2027 75th anniversary of the release of the film The African Queen with Humphrey Bogart in the USA Images here
22ndFebruary
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Andy Warhol, American 'Pop' artist and filmmaker Images here
26thFebruary
2027 75th anniversary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announcing that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb Images here
1stMarch
2027 100th anniversary of the birth of actor, singer and activist Harry Belafonte Images here
4thMarch
2027 75th anniversary of American actor and future U.S. President Ronald Reagan marrying Nancy Davis in Los Angeles, California Images here
11thMarch
2027 70th anniversary of the death of Richard E. Byrd, American naval officer, aviator and polar explorer Images here
12thMarch
2027 80th annversary of the release of the film version of Nicholas Nickleby starring Cedric Hardwicke Images here
14thMarch
2027 100th anniversary of the founding of Pan American Airways by Juan T. Trippe Images here
27thMarch
2027 75th anniversary of the premiere of the film Singin in the rain in New York (General release USA April 11th) Images here
28thMarch
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Patrick Troughton, British actor (played the second Doctor in 'Doctor Who' from 1966 to 1969) Images here
29thMarch
2027 100th anniversary of Henry Segrave breaking the land speed record in the Sunbeam 1000hp car Images here
2ndApril
2027 200th anniversary of the birth of British Pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt Images here
6thApril
2027 35th anniversary of the death of science fiction author and biochemist Isaac Asimov Images here
7thApril
2027 80th anniversary of the death of Henry Ford, American industrialist, car manufacturer and inventor, founder of the Ford Motor Company. Images here
11thApril
2027 75th anniversary of the release of the film Singin\' in the Rain with Gene Kelly (Premiere in New York on March 27th) Images here
20thApril
2027 80th anniversary of the death of King Christian X of Denmark, succeeded by King Frederik IX Images here
24thApril
2027 75th anniversary of the birth of French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier Images here
30thApril
2027 75th anniversary of the publication of the diary of Anne Frank ? a Jewish girl who died during the Holocaust ? It was published in English as 'The Diary of a Young Girl' Images here
6thMay
2027 90th anniversary of the German airship 'Hindenburg' bursting into flames as it docked at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, USA. 36 people were killed Images here
14thMay
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Rita Hayworth, American film actress and dancer, one of the most successful and glamorous stars of her era Images here
19thMay
2027 50th anniversary of the premier of the film Smokey and the Bandit at Radio City in New York Images here
20thMay
2027 100th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh making the first non-stop transatlantic flight in the Spirit of St. Louis Images here
22ndMay
2027 80th anniversary of the David Lean film of Great Expectations opening in the USA Images here
25thMay
2027 50th anniversary of the release of the film Star Wars in the USA. It was released in the UK on 27th December Images here
4thJune
2027 80th anniversary of the release of the film Miracle on 34th Street with Maureen O\'Hara Images here
7thJune
2027 90th anniversary of the death of Jean Harlow, American film actress, the original 'blonde bombshell\' considered one of the greatest movie stars of all time Images here
16thJune
2027 50th anniversary of the death of Wernher von Braun, Prussian/German-born American aerospace engineer who led the development of rocket and space exploration research Images here
19thJune
2027 90th anniversary of the death of J.M. Barrie, Scottish dramatist and novelist who created 'Peter Pan' Images here
22ndJune
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Fred Astaire, American stage and film dancer, actor, singer and choreographer, best known for his roles in musicals and his partnership with Ginger Rogers Images here
2ndJuly
2027 30th anniversary of the release of the film Men in Black with Will Smith in the USA Images here
2ndJuly
2027 90th anniversary of the death of Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. (Disappeared over the Pacific on this date) Images here
8thJuly
2027 80th anniversary of the Roswell Incident, New Mexico, USA. A UFO apparently crash-landed on a ranch, and debris with strange markings and unusual properties was found. The U.S. Air Force claimed it was just a weather balloon Images here
11thJuly
2027 90th anniversary of the death of George Gershwin, popular American composer and pianist who wrote Broadway musicals in collaboration with his brother Ira, as well as orchestral pieces such as 'Rhapsody in Blue' Images here
13thJuly
2027 500th anniversary of the birth of English mathematician and astronomer John Dee Images here
20thJuly
2027 90th anniversary of the death of Guglielmo Marconi, Italian physicist who made major contributions to modern long-distance radio communication, joint winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Physics for developing the wireless telegraph Images here
26thJuly
2027 75th anniversary of the death of Eva Per¢n ('Evita'), revered First Lady of Argentina (1946?52) Images here
30thJuly
2027 80th anniversary of the birth of Austrian-born American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger Images here
2ndAugust
2027 70th anniversary of the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England beginning operation Images here
4thAugust
2027 70th anniversary of Argentine racing driver Juan Fangio becoming Formula One World Champion for a record fifth time Images here
5thAugust
2027 65th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, iconic American film actress, model and singer Images here
7thAugust
2027 70th anniversary of the death of Oliver Hardy, American comedy actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy Images here
9thAugust
2027 65th anniversary of the death of Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss novelist and poet, winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize for Literature Images here
15thAugust
2027 40th anniversary of the banning of Corporal punishment in British state schools Images here
17thAugust
2027 40th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Hess, German soldier and Nazi official Images here
18thAugust
2027 75th anniversary of the birth of American actor Patrick Swayze who died in 2009. Best known for Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Images here
29thAugust
2027 30th anniversary of the release of the film The Full Monty with Robert Carlyle Images here
29thAugust
2027 45th anniversary of the death of Ingrid Bergman, Swedish film actress ('Casablanca', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', 'Gaslight', 'Spellbound', 'Notorious', and many others) Images here
5thSeptember
2027 60th anniversary of the premiere of the TV series The Prisoner with Patrick McGoohan Images here
5thSeptember
2027 45th anniversary of the death of Sir Douglas Bader, British RAF fighter pilot during WWII Images here
12thSeptember
2027 50th anniversary of the assassination of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko in South Africa Images here
14thSeptember
2027 100th anniversary of the death of Isadora Duncan, Soviet dancer and dance teacher Images here
23rdSeptember
2027 40th anniversary of the death of American dancer, choreographer and film director Bob Fosse Images here
27thSeptember
2027 60th anniversary of the end of the final transatlantic crossing of the RMS Queen Mary. She was retired on December 1st. Images here
30thSeptember
2027 75th anniversary of the birth of English actor Jack Wild who played the Artful Dodger in Oliver! Images here
3rdOctober
2027 75th anniversary of Britain successfully testing its first atomic bomb in the Monte Bello Islands off the north-west coast of Western Australia Images here
4thOctober
2027 70th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth Images here
4thOctober
2027 80th anniversary of the death of German physicist Max Planck, 1918 Nobel Prize winner for Physics for quantum theory Images here
6thOctober
2027 75th anniversary of the world premiere of Agatha Christie's play 'The Mousetrap' taking place in Nottingham Images here
6thOctober
2027 100th anniversary of the film The Jazz Singer with Al Jolson premiering at the Warner Theatre in New York Images here
1stNovember
2027 30th anniversary of the premiere of the film Titanic in Tokyo (US Premiere 14th December, general release 19th December) Images here
1stNovember
2027 75th anniversary of the detonation of the first Hydrogen bomb codenamed Mike douring Operation Ivy on Eniwetok Atoll Images here
2ndNovember
2027 80th anniversary of the first and only flight of Howard Hughes' wooden flying boat aircraft, the Spruce Goose (Hughes H-4 Hercules) Images here
15thNovember
2027 50th anniversary of the US film premiere of the sci-fi film Close Encounters of the Third Kind (US release 25th December, UK Premiere 13th March 1978) Images here
16thNovember
2027 50th anniversary of the premiere of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind in New York Images here
18thNovember
2027 40th anniversary of the King's Cross underground station fire in London Images here
18thNovember
2027 30th anniversary of the London film premiere of Titanic with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet (Released 18th December Australia, 19th December USA, 23rd January 1998 UK) Images here
20thNovember
2027 80th anniversary of Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) marrying Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey, London Images here
26thNovember
2027 85th anniversary of the Premiere of the movie 'Casablanca' starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, New York City Images here
27thNovember
2027 85th anniversary of the birth of Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist, singer and songwriter. (Died 1970) Images here
3rdDecember
2027 100th anniversary of the release of the first Laurel and Hardy film, Putting Pants on Philip Images here
12thDecember
2027 60th anniversary of the release of the film Guess Who\'s Coming to Dinner with Sidney Poitier (Premiere in New York on 11th December) Images here
14thDecember
2027 50th anniversary of the US film premiere of Saturday Night Fever with John Travolta (General US release 16th Decemeber, UK release 24th March 1978) Images here
17thDecember
2027 70th anniversary of the death of Dorothy L. Sayers, British mystery author Images here
20thDecember
2027 60th anniversary of the first flight of the Boeing 707, the first successful commercial jetliner Images here
25thDecember
2027 50th anniversary of the death of Charlie Chaplin, British comedy actor, director, producer and composer Images here
26thDecember
2027 50th anniversary of the death of Howard Hawks, American film director, producer and screenwriter Images here
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