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

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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   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.) in the year 1927.  

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

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

Aug 24   On this day in history roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist  

Aug 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1927.  

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   On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) in the year 1927.  

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   On this day in history paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman  

Sep 05   In the year 1927 red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings  

Sep 06   In the year 1927 b G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC  

Sep 07   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer  

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

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 in the year 1927.  

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born in the year 1927.  

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner  

Jan 03   In the year 1927 death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)  

Jan 09   Houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71 in the year 1927.  

Jan 17   Juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

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   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died on this day in history.  

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

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