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   In the year 1927 james Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49   

Aug 13   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

Aug 16   1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth) in the year 1927.   

Aug 17   Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) in the year 1927.   

Aug 17   On this day in history horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged   

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

Aug 19   In the year 1927 james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)   

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

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger on this day in history.   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) on this day in history.   

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   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator in the year 1927.   

Aug 23   Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on this day in history.   

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   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) in the year 1927.   

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

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

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   In the year 1927 charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour   

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   In the year 1927 philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF   

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer   

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)   

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born in the year 1927.   

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

Jan 09   In the year 1927 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71   

Jan 17   In the year 1927 death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)   

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

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   In the year 1927 friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1927.