Historical Events In August - 27

1964  Alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59 on August - 27.   

1965  On this day in history beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley   

1965  On August - 27 edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68   

1966  Francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world on this day in history.   

1966  Race riot in Waukegan Illinois on this day in history.   

1966  Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world on August - 27.   

1967  The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, is found dead in his London flat from an overdose of sleeping pills on August - 27.   

1967  On this day in history brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32   

1968  On August - 27 marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79 on August - 27.   

1971  On August - 27 humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies.   

1971  Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1973  Largest hailstone ever found in Canada falls at Cedoux; weight 290 grams, diameter 114 mm (almost three times bigger than a golf ball) on this day in history.   

1974  Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83 on this day in history.   

1975  Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world on August - 27.   

1975  On this day in history emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  British MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud on August - 27.   

1977  George Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51   

1979  On August - 27 an IRA bomb takes the life of British Lord Louis Mountbatten in a boat off the Irish coast.   

1979  On August - 27 boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82   

1980  On this day in history sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68   

1981  Divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 27 salvage divers recover a million dollars in cash and jewels from the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, sunk in 1965.   

1981  On this day in history joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62   

1982  On August - 27 soyuz T-7 returns to Earth   

1984  On August - 27 diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes.   

1984  President Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project on August - 27.   

1984  Bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched on August - 27.   

1986  On August - 27 uS Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate   

1989  On this day in history 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings   

1990  52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq on this day in history.   

1990  Canadian Army ordered to use whatever force necessary to end standoff between Kanasetake Mohawks and Quebec police at Oka on August - 27.   

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1407  On August - 27 birth of ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425)   

1471  George von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia was born on August - 27.   

1471  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)   

1487  Anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514) was born on August - 27.   

1545  On August - 27 birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  Hans Leo Hassler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1630  On August - 27 birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter   

0542  On August - 27 death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

1208  On this day in history irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies   

1312  Death of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262) on August - 27.   

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on August - 27.   

1450  Death of Reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395) on this day in history.   

1521  Josquin Des Prez, composer, dies on August - 27.   

1522  Giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75 on this day in history.