Page 7: Historical Events In August - 27

1964  On this day in history 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  On this day in history francis Chichester begins the first solo sail around the world   

1966  On this day in history race riot in Waukegan Illinois   

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  Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 on August - 27.   

1968  On this day in history marina, princess of Greece/Denmark/Dutchess of Kent, dies at 61   

1969  On this day in history claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

1971  On this day in history humorist and author Bennet Cerf dies.   

1971  Bennett Cerf, (Random House)/panelist (What's My Line), dies at 73 on August - 27.   

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  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 August - 27.   

1975  On this day in history 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  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 August - 27.   

1980  Sam Levenson, humorist (Sam Levenson Show), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history divers begin to recover a safe found aboard the Andrea Doria   

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 August - 27 joan Edwards, singer (Joan Edwards Show), dies at 62   

1982  On this day in history soyuz T-7 returns to Earth   

1984  Diane Sawyer joins the on-air reporting cast of the CBS TV show 60 Minutes on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 27 president Reagan announces the Teacher in Space project   

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

1985  On this day in history 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  100 march through Bensonhurst protesting racial killings on this day in history.   

1990  52 Americans arrive in Turkey from Iraq on August - 27.   

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

1471  On this day in history birth of george von Saksen-Meissen, German potester of Frisia   

1471  George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 27.   

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 this day in history.   

0827  Death of Pope Eugene II on this day in history.   

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 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  On August - 27 giovanni A Amadei/Amadeo, Italian sculptor/architect, dies at about 75