Historical Events In August - 27
Monday, 04 July 2022
1939 On August - 27 erich Warsitz makes first jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178)
1939 Erich Warsitz makes 1st jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178) on this day in history.
1940 On this day in history caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)
1941 On this day in history shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi
1942 On August - 27 hMCS Oakville (Corvette) sinks a U-Boat in the Caribbean
1942 On August - 27 cuba declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy
1943 On August - 27 otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies
1944 USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese on August - 27.
1944 On August - 27 200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg
1945 On August - 27 pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan.
1945 On this day in history uS troops begin their occupation of Japan, following Japan's surrender to Allied forces during WWII.
1945 US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender on August - 27.
1948 On August - 27 102°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August
1948 Oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1949 On this day in history arthur Chesney, actor (Lodger, Chelsea Life), dies at 67
1950 General Foods blacklists Jean Muir of Aldrich Family as a communist on August - 27.
1950 On August - 27 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC
1950 On August - 27 cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41
1952 Emil Zatopek wins 12th olympics marathon (2:23:03.2) on this day in history.
1953 On this day in history nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53
1955 "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published on August - 27.
1955 Joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies on this day in history.
1956 On this day in history curt Robert of Columbus (Intl League) hits 4 HRs in 7 inning game
1957 Hickory Smoke wins Hambletonian Stakes on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history clark Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn
1958 Ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57 on August - 27.
1959 On August - 27 off Cape Canaveral, FL, USS Observation Island (EAG-154) makes first shipboard launching of a Polaris missile.
1960 On August - 27 anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5)
1961 Francis the Talking Mule is the mystery guest on "What's My Line" on August - 27.
1961 Francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line" on this day in history.
1962 On August - 27 mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus
1962 On August - 27 mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus
1962 Carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79 on August - 27.
1963 W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on August - 27.
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