Historical Events In 1927

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

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

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 in the year 1927.  

Aug 19   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) in the year 1927.  

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   In the year 1927 4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC)  

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer in the year 1927.  

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   In the year 1927 dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator  

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

Aug 24   In the year 1927 roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple) in the year 1927.  

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 in the year 1927.  

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   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC in the year 1927.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born in the year 1927.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner  

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   Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) died in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 21   On this day in history floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65  

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