Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   In the year 1927 "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens  

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

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader in the year 1927.  

Aug 14   On this day in history frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

Aug 16   On this day in history 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)  

Aug 17   On this day in history bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)  

Aug 17   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged in the year 1927.  

Aug 18   Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1927 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)  

Aug 19   On this day in history metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.  

Aug 20   In the year 1927 geriatric1927, English video blogger  

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) in the year 1927.  

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.) in the year 1927.  

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

Aug 24   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)  

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

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.  

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

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on this day in history.  

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) in the year 1927.  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1927 rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers  

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

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour in the year 1927.  

Sep 05   On this day in history paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman  

Sep 05   In the year 1927 red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings  

Sep 06   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF in the year 1927.  

Sep 09   In the year 1927 elvin Jones, rocker  

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 01   Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer was born in the year 1927.  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)  

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

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born in the year 1927.  

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   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 17   Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   In the year 1927 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74