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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

1966  Francis Chichester begins 1st solo sail around world on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies on this day in history.   

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

1973  On August - 27 largest hailstone ever found in Canada falls at Cedoux; weight 290 grams, diameter 114 mm (almost three times bigger than a golf ball).   

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

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

1975  On August - 27 emperor Haile Selassie, depossed Ethiopian emperor, strangled at 83   

1976  On August - 27 british MP John Stonehouse resigns following his conviction for theft and fraud   

1977  On August - 27 george Merritt, actor (I Monster, Canterbury Tale), dies at 86   

1978  Robert Shaw, actor (Dan-Buccaneers), dies of heart attack at 51 on August - 27.   

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  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on August - 27.   

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

1981  On this day in history 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  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  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-launched on August - 27.   

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 this day in history 100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings   

1990  On this day in history 52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq   

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 this day in history.   

1545  On this day in history birth of alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma/general/diplomat   

1562  On August - 27 birth of hans Leo Hassler, composer   

1583  On this day in history birth of simon Besler, composer   

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

0542  Death of Saint Caesarius of Arles on August - 27.   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on August - 27.   

1208  Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angeles, dies on this day in history.   

1312  On August - 27 death of arthur II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1262)   

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

1450  On August - 27 death of reginald West, 6th Baron De La Warr, English politician (b. 1395)   

1521  On August - 27 josquin Des Prez, composer, dies   

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