Page 11: 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 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   In the year 1927 frank Cvitanovich, film maker   

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

Aug 17   Bernard "Bernie" Cornfeld, Romanian/US financier (Fund of Funds) on this day in history.   

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   James T Broyhill, (Sen-R-NC, 1986) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 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.) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1927 dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

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

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 in the year 1927.   

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   In the year 1927 marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

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

Aug 30   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers   

Sep 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings   

Sep 06   In the year 1927 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)   

Jan 01   Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Maurice Béjart, French choreographer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of pat Heywood, Scottish actress   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner   

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   In the year 1927 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   Georgios Grivas, Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army died in the year 1927.   

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

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