Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   On this day in history "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens  

Aug 13   In the year 1927 james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49  

Aug 13   On this day in history the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader  

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

Aug 16   1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth) in the year 1927.  

Aug 17   Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) in the year 1927.  

Aug 17   In the year 1927 horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged  

Aug 18   In the year 1927 rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust  

Aug 19   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1927 metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.  

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger in the year 1927.  

Aug 21   On this day in history 4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC)  

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers  

Aug 23   Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.) on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In the year 1927 dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator  

Aug 23   In the year 1927 nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

Aug 24   On this day in history roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist  

Aug 25   Althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event on this day in history.  

Aug 26   In the year 1927 francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)  

Aug 27   On this day in history parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens  

Aug 29   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)  

Aug 30   In the year 1927 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)  

Aug 30   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

Sep 01   On this day in history tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)  

Sep 02   On this day in history francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)  

Sep 02   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers in the year 1927.  

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut on this day in history.  

Sep 04   On this day in history charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour  

Sep 05   In the year 1927 paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman  

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings on this day in history.  

Sep 06   In the year 1927 b G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC  

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF on this day in history.  

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer  

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)  

Jan 09   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 in the year 1927.  

Jan 17   On this day in history death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)  

Jan 19   In the year 1927 charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86  

Jan 21   In the year 1927 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65  

Jan 27   In the year 1927 death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army  

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1927.  

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.