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   In the year 1927 birth of barbara Baxley, Stockton CA, actress (Norma Rae, Countdown)   

Jan 01   Juliusz Luciuk, composer was born in the year 1927.   

Jan 01   Yuri Grigorovich, Leningrad, choreographer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1927 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   On this day in history birth of vernon L. Smith, American economist, winner   

Jan 03   In the year 1927 death of carle David Tolmé Runge, German physicist (b. 1856)   

Jan 09   In the year 1927 houston S Chamberlain, British/German race theorist, dies at 71   

Jan 17   In the year 1927 death of 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), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Floris H Verster, Dutch painter/cartoonist/etcher, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history friedrich Ernst Koch, composer, dies at 64   

Feb 04   Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.