Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   On this day in history "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens  

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

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader in the year 1927.  

Aug 14   On this day in history frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

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

Aug 17   In the year 1927 bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds)  

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

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

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

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

Aug 20   On this day in history geriatric1927, English video blogger  

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

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 22   In the year 1927 babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers  

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

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator on this day in history.  

Aug 23   On this day in history nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass  

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist on this day in history.  

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   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.  

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   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) in the year 1927.  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers  

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings  

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

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

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker in the year 1927.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)  

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   On this day in history birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)  

Jan 01   Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

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   In the year 1927 charlotte MAAVCL, princess of Belg/emp of Mexico (1864-67), dies at 86  

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 in the year 1927.  

Jan 27   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74