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

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19   On this day in history james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)  

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   On this day in history 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.) in the year 1927.  

Aug 23   On this day in history dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator  

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

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist in the year 1927.  

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   In the year 1927 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman on this day in history.  

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings in the year 1927.  

Sep 06   In the year 1927 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   Elvin Jones, rocker on this day in history.  

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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   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   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   On this day in history birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress  

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born in the year 1927.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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