Historical Events In 1927

Mar 11   Alan Betts, emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College) on this day in history.  

Mar 11   In the year 1927 samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York NY)  

Mar 11   In the year 1927 the first golden gloves tournament  

Mar 11   The Flatheads Gang was responsible for the first armored-car robbery -- near Pittsburgh, PA. It was reported that $104,250 was taken in the heist in the year 1927.  

Mar 13   The British army ceases using the lance as an official weapon on this day in history.  

Mar 17   In the year 1927 james Scott Skinner, composer, dies at 83  

Mar 17   In the year 1927 kenneth S Goldstein, folklorist/enthomusicologist  

Mar 17   US government doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty in the year 1927.  

Mar 17   In the year 1927 uS govt doesn't sign league of Nations disarmament treaty  

Mar 18   George Plimpton, NYC, sports writer (Paper Lion) on this day in history.  

Mar 19   Bloody battles between communists & nazis in Berlin in the year 1927.  

Mar 19   Bloody battles between communists &Nazis in Berlin on this day in history.  

Mar 21   In the year 1927 guomindang Army conquerors Shanghai as British marines flee  

Mar 21   In the year 1927 hans-Dietrich Genscher, German minister of Foreign affairs (FDP)  

Mar 22   Federico Garcia Lorca's "El Maleficio," premieres in Madrid on this day in history.  

Mar 24   Cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie in the year 1927.  

Mar 24   On this day in history cuban chess champion, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie  

Mar 24   On this day in history dutch first Chamber condemns Belgian &Netherlands' Wielingen Treaty  

Mar 26   On this day in history alfred Hugenberg purchases German film company UFA  

Mar 26   In the year 1927 gaumont-British Film Corporation forms  

Mar 27   In the year 1927 the birth of Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor  

Mar 28   In the year 1927 karl Prohaska, composer, dies at 57  

Mar 28   Majestic Theater opens at 245 W 44th St NYC in the year 1927.  

Mar 29   Arthur Ravenel Jr, (Rep-R-South Carolina) in the year 1927.  

Mar 29   In the year 1927 henry O D Seagrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona  

Mar 29   On this day in history henry O D Segrave races his Sunbeam to a record 203.79 mph at Daytona; first auto to exceed 200 mph (322 kph)  

Mar 31   On this day in history cesar Chavez, Yuma Az, farm labor leader (United Farm Workers)  

Apr 01   On this day in history 1st automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice  

Apr 01   Automatic record changer introduced by His Master's Voice on this day in history.  

Apr 01   In the year 1927 the American Department of Labor puts immigration quota on Canadians looking for work in the USA.  

Apr 02   Billy Pierce, pitcher (Chicago White Sox) seven time all star on this day in history.  

Apr 03   On this day in history interstate Commerce Comm transfers Ohio to Eastern time zone  

Apr 05   Johnny Weissmuller set records in 100 & 200 m free style on this day in history.  

Apr 05   Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 & 200 meter freestyle in the year 1927.  

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer  

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born in the year 1927.  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 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   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1927 death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)  

Jan 09   In the year 1927 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

Jan 17   In the year 1927 death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)  

Jan 19   Charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 in the year 1927.  

Jan 27   On this day in history death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army  

Jan 30   In the year 1927 friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64  

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1927.