Historical Events In September - 27

1921  On September - 27 d E Nineham, theologian  

1921  On September - 27 engelbert Humperdinck, Ger opera composer (Schneewittchen), dies at 67  

1922  On September - 27 king Constantine I of Greece abdicates  

1922  On September - 27 arthur Penn, Phila, director (Miracle Worker, Bonnie & Clyde)  

1923  On September - 27 lou Gehrig's first homer  

1923  Italian troops leave occupied Korfu on this day in history.  

1923  Mary McCarty, Winfield Ks, actress/singer (Starch-Trapper John MD) on this day in history.  

1924  Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 on this day in history.  

1924  On this day in history bud Powell, US jazz pianist/composer  

1925  On this day in history patrick Steptoe, scientist (perfected in vitro fertilization)  

1928  US recognizes Nationalist Chinese government on this day in history.  

1930  On this day in history bobby Jones completes the Grand Slam of Golf  

1930  34th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones on this day in history.  

1931  Lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game on September - 27.  

1931  On September - 27 lou Gehrig completes his 6th straight season, playing in every game (.3486) Jim Bottomley (.3481)  

1935  Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game & clinch NL pennant on this day in history.  

1935  Alan Gray, composer, dies at 79 on September - 27.  

1936  1st baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game on September - 27.  

1937  On September - 27 the first Santa Claus school opens (Albion NY)  

1937  On September - 27 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY)  

1938  Ocean liner Queen Elizabeth launched at Glasgow on September - 27.  

1938  On this day in history british ocean liner "Queen Elizabeth," launches at Clydebank Scotland  

1939  On September - 27 the Polish capital, Warsaw, surrenders to the German army  

1939  On September - 27 warsaw, Poland, falls to German and Russian troops during WWII.  

1939  On September - 27 warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance  

1939  Warsaw Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance on this day in history.  

1940  Black leaders protest discrimination in US armed forces on this day in history.  

1940  Establishment of Berlin-Tokyo-Rome Axis on this day in history.  

1940  55 German aircrafts shot down above England on September - 27.  

1940  On this day in history walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48  

1941  On September - 27 33,771 Jews are killed by Germans and Ukranians at Babi Yar outside Kiev.  

1941  On this day in history first WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched  

1941  On September - 27 1st WW II liberty ship, freighter Patrick Henry, launched  

1942  On this day in history heavy German assault in Stalingrad  

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1275  On this day in history birth of john II of Brabant (d. 1312)  

1384  On September - 27 birth of cosimo de Medici, Italian Patron of the Arts  

1600  On September - 27 birth of john Galle, Flemish engraver/printer, baptised  

1601  On this day in history birth of louis XIII, king of France (1610-43)  

1627  On this day in history birth of jacques Benigne Bossuet, French bishop (d. 1704)  

1637  Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer was born on September - 27.  

1643  Solomon Stoddard, American Puritan clergyman was born on this day in history.  

1657  On September - 27 birth of sophia, regent of Russia (1682-89)  

1249  On September - 27 death of count Raymond VII of Toulouse (b. 1197)  

1259  Ezzeline III da Romano, gentleman of Verona/"cruel monster", dies on September - 27.  

1304  Death of John de Warenne, 7th Earl of Surrey, English soldier on this day in history.  

1404  William of Wykeham, chancellor/Bishop of Winchester, dies on this day in history.  

1557  Death of Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497) on September - 27.  

1566  On this day in history marcus A Vida, [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies  

1590  Urban VII, [Giambattista Castagna], Italian Pope (1590), dies on September - 27.  

1612  On September - 27 piotr Skarga, Polish theology/PM (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76