Page 11: 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 in the year 1927.   

Aug 13   The birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1927.   

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

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC) in the year 1927.   

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   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   On this day in history dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 nicola Sacco & Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1927 althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   In the year 1927 francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)   

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

Aug 30   In the year 1927 41st US Womens Tennis: Helen Wills Moody beats Betty Nuthall (61 64)   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)   

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

Sep 02   Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers in the year 1927.   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 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   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 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   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   In the year 1927 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 in the year 1927.   

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1927.   

Feb 04   On this day in history thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74