Historical Events In 1927

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

Aug 13   On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49  

Aug 13   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader  

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1927 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   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) in the year 1927.  

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

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   In the year 1927 wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer  

Aug 22   Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers on this day in history.  

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   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.  

Aug 23   Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass in the year 1927.  

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 in the year 1927.  

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) on this day in history.  

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens in the year 1927.  

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) in the year 1927.  

Aug 30   41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on this day in history.  

Aug 30   On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

Sep 01   In the year 1927 tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)  

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

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

Sep 04   On this day in history aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut  

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

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman in the year 1927.  

Sep 05   On this day in history red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings  

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

Sep 07   In the year 1927 philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF  

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   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born in the year 1927.  

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

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

Jan 01   Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001) was born in the year 1927.  

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner  

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64  

Feb 04   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74