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

Aug 14   On this day in history frank Cvitanovich, film maker  

Aug 16   On this day in history 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   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged in the year 1927.  

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) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Metropolitan Sergius proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet state in the year 1927.  

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger in the year 1927.  

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

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

Aug 22   Babe Ruth hits 40th of 60 homers in the year 1927.  

Aug 23   In the year 1927 anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti are executed in Boston for murdering two men during a 1920 robbery. (They were posthumously exhonerated in 1977.)  

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

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

Aug 26   On this day in history francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)  

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

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

Sep 02   In the year 1927 francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)  

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

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   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   B G DeSylva/Lew Brown's musical "Good News," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Sep 07   On this day in history philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF  

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker in the year 1927.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 birth of juliusz Luciuk, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer  

Jan 01   Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1927.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1927.