Page 3: Historical Events In 1927

Feb 20   Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath.   

Feb 20   Sidney Poitier, American actor and director is born   

Feb 21   Franz Lehr's opera "Zarewitsch," premieres   

Feb 22   ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine.   

Feb 23   Pres Coolidge creates Federal Radio Commission (FCC)   

Feb 23   Sveinbjorn Sveinbjornsson, composer, dies at 79.   

Feb 23   The Federal Radio Commission, now known as the Federal Communications Commission, is established in Washington, DC.   

Feb 24   John Golden Theater (Theatre Masque) opens at 252 W 45th St NYC   

Feb 25   Gdanks and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor.   

Feb 25   Gdansk and Polish accord concerning traffic through Polish corridor.   

Feb 27   For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in SC arrested for violating Sabbath.   

Feb 27   For 2nd Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath.   

Mar 01   Bank of Italy is recorded as becoming a National Bank   

Mar 01   Bank of Italy is recorded as becoming a Natl Bank.   

Mar 01   Harry Belafonte, American singer is born   

Mar 02   Babe Ruth is recorded as becoming highest paid baseball player ($70000 per year).   

Mar 02   Siegfried Kohler, composer   

Mar 05   1000 US marines land in China to protect American property   

Mar 05   US Marines land in China to protect American property during a civil uprising.   

Mar 07   Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan.   

Mar 07   In Tango, Japan a 7.9 earthquake resulted in 3020 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes   

Mar 07   San Fransisco Municipal Airport (Mills Field) dedicated   

Mar 08   Jaromir Podesva, composer.   

Mar 08   Pan American Airlines incorporates.   

Mar 09   Hans Ludwig Schilling, composer.   

Mar 10   Albania mobilize by threat of Serbian, Croatian and Slovenes   

Mar 10   Bavaria lifts ban on Hitler's speeches.   

Mar 10   Claude Laydu, actress (Diary of a Country Priest)   

Mar 11   1st armored commercial car hold-up in US, Pittsburgh   

Mar 11   Alan Betts, emeritus professor (Royal Veterinary College).   

Mar 11   Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York NY).   

Mar 11   The Flatheads Gang was responsible for the inaugural armored-car robbery -- near Pittsburgh, PA. It was reported that $104250 was taken in the heist   

Mar 11   The inaugural golden gloves tournament   

Mar 13   The British army ceases using the lance as an official weapon.   

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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,