Page 5: Historical Events In July - 27

1917  The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele on July - 27.   

1917  On this day in history john Cunningham, executive director (British Aerospace)   

1918  Socony 200, first concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY on July - 27.   

1918  Socony 200, 1st concrete barge in US, launched to carry oil, NY on this day in history.   

1918  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer on this day in history.   

1919  Chicago race riot (15 whites & 23 blacks killed, 500 injured) on July - 27.   

1920  Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation   

1920  Beatrice Pearson, Dennison Texas, actress (Moving Finger) on July - 27.   

1921  2nd govt of Ruijs de Beerenbrouck forms on this day in history.   

1921  On July - 27 engelbert Humperdinck, composer, dies at 66   

1922  On July - 27 international Geographical Union forms in Brussels   

1922  On this day in history adolfo Celi, Sicily Italy, director (Next Man, Murders in Rue Morgue)   

1924  On this day in history 8th Olympic games closes in Paris   

1924  Otar Vasil'yevich Taktakishvili, composer on this day in history.   

1924  On July - 27 ferruccio Benvenuto busoni, pianist/composer, dies   

1925  Doc Pomus, rocker on July - 27.   

1926  On this day in history peter Coker, captain   

1927  On this day in history major Bernard Montgomery (29) marries widow Betty Carver   

1927  Sat Mahajan, Indian politician on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history aVRO, General Vereniging Radio Omroep, forms   

1928  Sakari Mononen, composer on July - 27.   

1929  On this day in history dike of Wieringermeerpolder finished   

1930  Andre Leducq wins Tour de France on July - 27.   

1931  On July - 27 chilean president Carlos Ibáñez forced out   

1932  On this day in history paul Gorgoulov, French president Doumer's assassin, sentenced to death   

1933  On July - 27 g Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #1312 Vassar   

1933  On July - 27 k Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1284 Latvia   

1934  French socialist/communist party of People's Front forms on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history louis HG Lyautey, French minister of Defense (1916-17), dies at 79   

1935  Floods at Yangtzee Jiang & Hoangh, kills 200,000 on this day in history.   

1937  On July - 27 32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1)   

1940  Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts on this day in history.   

1940  Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare on this day in history.   

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1452  On July - 27 birth of ludovico Sforza [il Moro], Italian duke of Milan (1494 . .1500)   

1502  Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer was born on this day in history.   

1518  On July - 27 birth of elizabeth Talbot, countess of Shrewsbury/builder of country houses   

1609  On July - 27 birth of heinrich Pape, composer   

1612  Murad IV, sultan of Turkey (1623-40)/conquered Baghdad was born on this day in history.   

1625  Edward Montagu, England was born on July - 27.   

1667  Jean Bernoulli, mathematician was born on July - 27.   

1733  On this day in history birth of jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (d. 1779)   

0082  St Joseph of Arimathea, dies on this day in history.   

0432  On July - 27 celestine I, Italian Pope (422-32), dies   

0916  On this day in history kliment/Clemens van Ohrid, Bulgaria bishop of Ohrid/saint, dies   

1101  On this day in history koenrad, RC-German king (1087-98), dies   

1128  Willem van Normandia, earl of Flanders, dies in battle on July - 27.   

1214  Eustaes van Machelen, Flemish knight, dies in battle on July - 27.   

1227  Otto II van Lippe, bishop of Utrecht (1216-27), dies on July - 27.   

1233  Ferrand of Portugal, earl of Flanders, dies at 45 on this day in history.