Historical Events In August - 27
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
1964 On this day in history alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59
1965 On this day in history beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley
1965 Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1966 On August - 27 francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world
1966 Race riot in Waukegan Illinois on this day in history.
1966 Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world on August - 27.
1967 The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his London flat from an overdose of sleeping pills on August - 27.
1967 On August - 27 brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32
1968 Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1969 Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on this day in history.
1971 On August - 27 humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies.
1971 Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on this day in history.
1973 On this day in history largest hailstone ever found in Canada falls at Cedoux; weight 290 grams, diameter 114 mm (almost three times bigger than a golf ball).
1974 Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83 on this day in history.
1975 On this day in history veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world
1975 On August - 27 emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83
1976 On August - 27 british MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud
1977 On this day in history george Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86
1978 On this day in history robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51
1979 An IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast on August - 27.
1979 Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.
1980 Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.
1981 On this day in history divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria
1981 On August - 27 salvage divers recover a million dollars in cash and jewels from the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, sunk in 1965.
1981 On this day in history joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62
1982 On August - 27 soyuz T-7 returns to Earth
1984 On August - 27 diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes.
1984 President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project on August - 27.
1984 Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 on this day in history.
1985 20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched on August - 27.
1986 US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate on August - 27.
1989 On August - 27 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings
1990 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq on August - 27.
1990 On this day in history canadian Army ordered to use whatever force necessary to end standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka.
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