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Events on Monday 27 March 1899 2
1899 – 1983Gloria Swanson (1899-1983)Died 4 April 1983, aged 84Gloria Swanson was an American actress who was one of the most prominent stars of silent film before achieving a late-career triumph as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard. Her career spanned over five decades in Hollywood. She remained an enduring icon of the silent film era.
1899Marconi transmits across the English ChannelAn early milestone for wireless telegraphyGuglielmo Marconi sent a wireless telegraph signal across the English Channel, from Wimereux, France, to South Foreland Lighthouse in England, on 27 March 1899. It was the first international wireless transmission and demonstrated the practical potential of radio communication.