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

Aug 13   In the year 1927 the birth of Fidel Castro, Cuban leader   

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

Aug 16   In the year 1927 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth)   

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   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   In the year 1927 wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

Aug 22   In the year 1927 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.) in the year 1927.   

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   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards) on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1927.   

Sep 04   In the year 1927 aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut   

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

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

Jan 03   Carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   In the year 1927 floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65   

Jan 27   In the year 1927 death of georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army   

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

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