Page 11: Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   In the year 1927 "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens   

Aug 13   On this day in history james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)   

Aug 17   On this day in history bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)   

Aug 17   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged in the year 1927.   

Aug 18   On this day in history rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust   

Aug 19   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) on this day in history.   

Aug 19   In the year 1927 metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.   

Aug 20   In the year 1927 geriatric1927, English video blogger   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) in the year 1927.   

Aug 21   On this day in history wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

Aug 22   Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers in the year 1927.   

Aug 23   Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

Aug 23   Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass in the year 1927.   

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist in the year 1927.   

Aug 25   In the year 1927 althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods) in the year 1927.   

Aug 27   On this day in history parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens   

Aug 29   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

Aug 30   41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)   

Sep 02   On this day in history francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)   

Sep 02   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers on this day in history.   

Sep 04   On this day in history aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut   

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman in the year 1927.   

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings on this day in history.   

Sep 06   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF in the year 1927.   

Sep 09   In the year 1927 elvin Jones, rocker   

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Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)   

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died in the year 1927.   

Jan 09   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)   

Jan 19   On this day in history charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86   

Jan 21   In the year 1927 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

Jan 27   On this day in history death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army   

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Feb 04   In the year 1927 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74