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

Aug 13   On this day in history the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader  

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

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

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

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

Aug 18   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state.  

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger in the year 1927.  

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

Aug 21   In the year 1927 wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer  

Aug 22   On this day in history babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers  

Aug 23   In the year 1927 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   Nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass on this day in history.  

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

Aug 25   Althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event on this day in history.  

Aug 26   On this day in history francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)  

Aug 27   In the year 1927 parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens  

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

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

Aug 30   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

Sep 01   In the year 1927 tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 07   On this day in history philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF  

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker in the year 1927.  

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

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)  

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   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   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1927.  

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.