Historical Events In August - 27
Tuesday, 07 July 2020
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 August - 27 caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)
1941 On August - 27 shah of Iran abdicates throne to his son Reza Pahlawi
1942 HMCS Oakville (Corvette) sinks a U-Boat in the Caribbean on August - 27.
1942 On August - 27 cuba declares war on Germany, Japan & Italy
1943 Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies on this day in history.
1944 USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese on this day in history.
1944 On August - 27 200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg
1945 Pacific Fleet ships enter Sagami Bay, near Tokyo, Japan on this day in history.
1945 US troops begin their occupation of Japan, following Japan's surrender to Allied forces during WWII on this day in history.
1945 On this day in history uS troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender
1948 102°F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in August on August - 27.
1948 On this day in history oley Speaks, composer, dies at 74
1949 On August - 27 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 this day in history 1st transmission of a TV program from continental Europe shown on BBC
1950 Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (Fuoco Grande), dies at 41 on this day in history.
1952 On August - 27 emil Zatopek wins 12th olympics marathon (2:23:03.2)
1953 On this day in history nicolai Berezowsky, composer, dies at 53
1955 "Guinness Book of World Records" 1st published on August - 27.
1955 On August - 27 joachim Wach, philosopher/sociologist (Sociology of Religion), dies
1956 Curt Robert of Columbus (Intl League) hits 4 HRs in 7 inning game on August - 27.
1957 On this day in history hickory Smoke wins Hambletonian Stakes
1958 Clark Griffith says Senators will prob accept offer to move to Minn on this day in history.
1958 Ernest O Lawrence, inventor (Cyclotron-Nobel 1939), dies at 57 on August - 27.
1959 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1961 On August - 27 francis the Talking Mule is mystery guest on "What's My Line"
1962 Mariner 2 launched; first probe to fly by Venus on August - 27.
1962 Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history carlos Lavin, composer, dies at 79
1963 W E B Du Bois, scholar/founder (NAACP), dies at 95 in Accra Ghana on this day in history.
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