Historical Events In 1927

Aug 12   "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens on this day in history.  

Aug 13   James Curwood, US journalist/writer (Valley of Silent Men), dies at 49 in the year 1927.  

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

Aug 14   Frank Cvitanovich, film maker in the year 1927.  

Aug 16   1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth) on this day in history.  

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   Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust in the year 1927.  

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   In the year 1927 4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC)  

Aug 21   On this day in history wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer  

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 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   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   On this day in history parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens  

Aug 29   In the year 1927 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   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) in the year 1927.  

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

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

Sep 05   On this day in history paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman  

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings on this day in history.  

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

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history elvin Jones, rocker  

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Jan 01   Barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01   Vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64  

Feb 04   In the year 1927 thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74