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   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history james T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986)  

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   Geriatric1927, English video blogger on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Aug 23   Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.) on this day in history.  

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator in the year 1927.  

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

Aug 24   In the year 1927 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 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   In the year 1927 geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards)  

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1927.  

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history b G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC  

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

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   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 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   In the year 1927 birth of maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007)  

Jan 01   Pat Heywood, Scottish actress was born in the year 1927.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 09   On this day in history houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71  

Jan 17   In the year 1927 death of juliette Gordon Low, American founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (b. 1860)  

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

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 27   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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