Page 11: 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   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

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   Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   In the year 1927 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   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers in the year 1927.   

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

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   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

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

Aug 30   On this day in history geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)   

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

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

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   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)   

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

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   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   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

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

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   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 in the year 1927.   

Jan 30   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

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