Page 7: Historical Events In August - 27

1964  On August - 27 alexey Semyonovich Zhivotov, composer, dies at 59   

1965  On August - 27 beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley   

1965  Edmond of Dooren, Flemish painter, dies at 68 on August - 27.   

1966  Francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world on August - 27.   

1966  On this day in history race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

1966  On August - 27 francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world   

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

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

1968  Marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61 on August - 27.   

1969  On August - 27 claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  Humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies on August - 27.   

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 August - 27.   

1974  Haile Selassie, former emperor of Ethiopia, dies in Addis Ababa at age 83 on August - 27.   

1975  Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world on this day in history.   

1975  Emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83 on this day in history.   

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  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on August - 27.   

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

1979  Boleslaw Szabelski, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  On August - 27 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  Salvage divers recover a million dollars in cash and jewels from the wreckage of the Andrea Doria, sunk in 1965 on August - 27.   

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

1982  Soyuz T-7 returns to Earth on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history bernard Youens, British actor (Coronation Street), dies at 69   

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

1986  US Air Force reveals they accidentally dropped a hydrogen bomb on New Mexico in 1957, which did not detonate on this day in history.   

1989  On August - 27 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings   

1990  On August - 27 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq   

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

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1407  Ashikaga Yoshikazu, Japanese shogun (d. 1425) was born on August - 27.   

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

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on August - 27.   

1487  On this day in history birth of anna of Brandenburg, queen of Denmark (d. 1514)   

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

1562  On this day in history birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  Simon Besler, composer was born on August - 27.   

1630  On this day in history birth of maria van Oosterwijck, Dutch flower painter   

0542  On this day in history death of saint Caesarius of Arles   

0827  On this day in history death of pope Eugene II   

1208  On August - 27 irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies   

1312  On this day in history death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)   

1394  Death of Chokei, Emperor of Japan (b. 1343) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75