Page 11: Historical Events In 1927

Aug 17   Horace Alderman, US, murderer, hanged.   

Aug 18   Rosalynn Smith Carter, Georgia, 1st lady (1977-1981), Jimmy's lust.   

Aug 19   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   

Aug 20   Geriatric1927, English video blogger   

Aug 21   4th Pan-African Congress meets (NYC)   

Aug 21   Wilhelm Jr Killmayer, composer   

Aug 22   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.).   

Aug 23   Dick Bruna, Dutch illustrator   

Aug 23   Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, executed in Mass   

Aug 24   Roger Danneels, Flemish accordionist.   

Aug 25   Althea Gibson, Silver SC, 1st black tennis champion in a major event   

Aug 26   Francois Leydet, sierra club (Last Redwoods)   

Aug 27   Parks College, America's oldest aviation school, opens.   

Aug 29   Marion Williams, US gospel singers (Stars of Faith)   

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

Aug 30   Geoffrey Beene, Louisiana, dress designer (8 Coty Awards).   

Sep 01   Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters).   

Sep 02   Francis Matthews, British actor (On the Bowery, Paul Temple)   

Sep 02   In this year, Rumour starts that Yankee Lou Gehrig will be traded to Tigers   

Sep 04   Aleksandr Nikolayevich Matinchenko, Russia, cosmonaut   

Sep 04   Charles Lindbergh visits Boise, Idaho, on his cross-country tour.   

Sep 05   Paul Volcker, Federal Reserve chairman.   

Sep 05   Red Sox beat Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings.   

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

Sep 07   Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF   

Sep 09   Elvin Jones, rocker.   

Sep 09   Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium.   

Sep 10   22nd Davis Cup: France beats USA in Philadelphia (3-2).   

Sep 10   Gwen Watford, British actress (Body in the Library, Ghoul)   

Sep 10   In this year, France claims its 1st Davis Cup.   

Sep 11   After losing 21 in a row to NY, the Browns win their last meeting, 6-2.   

Sep 11   David Schine, businessman   

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Jan 01   Barbara baxley: Stockton ca, actress (norma rae, countdown)   

Jan 01   Juliusz luciuk: Composer   

Jan 01   Yuri grigorovich: Leningrad, choreographer   

Jan 01   Doak walker: American football star    

Jan 01   Calum mackay: Canadian hockey player   

Jan 01   Maurice béjart: French choreographer    

Jan 01   Pat heywood: Scottish actress   

Jan 01   Vernon l. smith: American economist, winner   

Jan 03   Carle david tolmé runge: German physicist (b. 1856)   

Jan 09   Houston s chamberlain: British/german race theorist,    

Jan 17   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),    

Jan 21   Floris h verster: Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher,    

Jan 27   Georgios grivas: Cyprus-born general in the greek army   

Jan 30   Friedrich ernst koch: Composer,    

Feb 04   Thomas linnemann laub: Composer,